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 OSS System Architecture
AWACS Monitoring Dashboard

AWACS PM Visualize & drill down

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 Tulinx Technology highlights
IT solution to integrate data of all network elements:
• Uniform data format:
• Fault management: FM data, Alarms, Events
• Performance management: PM data, Counters, KPI’s
• Configuration management: CM data, Parameters, Topology, Inventory
• Other: logfiles, system management, probes, drivetest
• Integration to single data warehouse (single source of truth)
• Data analytics on all data in DWH
• Consolidation IT and Applications across all elements and network domains
• Integration of reporting
• Advanced automation of network operations
• AI and Machine learning readiness
• Deployments: Central, Virtual and Cloud-native
• Open-source license model (no 3rd party licenses required)
• Scalability and cost efficient

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 System architecture
AWACS: Presentation & visualisation
▪ Reports
▪ Dashboards
▪ Notifications and tickets
▪ GIS, Trend, list
▪ BI / BA
▪ Exports and loopback

Automatic triggers&notifications
Reporting, dashboards, exports
Analytics layer
Workflow management Analytics across domains Security ▪ Prepare presentation layer
▪ Ad-hoc analytics and processing
Analytics, KPI calculator Correlations&translations Predictions ▪ Cross-domain
▪ Work flow management

Database storage system (Minerva) Minerva: Data Warehouse

System management

▪ Raw data
▪ Processed data
▪ Generic format
▪ Central storage / Federation
▪ Database (master-slave)
▪ Archiving (backup and restore)

Minerva: Data (pre) processing

▪ Data parsing
▪ Aggregations
▪ KPI / KQI / CEI pre-calculations
▪ Enrichments
▪ Validations
▪ On-line analytics

Cortex: Data collection

▪ All data formats
▪ Auto collection of new data
▪ Monitoring of data collection

Data Sources
▪ Fault: alarms and events
▪ Performance: Counters, KPI’s
▪ Config: Param., Topology, inventory
Radio Network BSS Core CS/PS Transmission (MW/Fibre) Router/Switches Systems (servers/VM) Other ▪ Others Slide 4
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 Modular set-up: Layered approach
a. Data sources
• Multiple interfaces and protocols
• Scheduling, synchronisation, push/pull
b. Data collection
• All common file formats, streaming, traps, etc.
• Parallel data processing, each data sources has parser plug-in
• Monitoring of data collection (interface, delay, volumes)
c. Data processing (pre- / post-processing)
• From raw data to comprehensive information (KPI, aggregation, enrichement)
• On-line analytics for automatic notifications and events
• Interfacing and exports to external systems
• Storage of raw and processed data in data warehouse
d. Data warehouse
• Fully scalable and high performance database system
• Uniform data model for all network elements
• Open access to databases of PostgreSQL tables
e. Data analytics
• Intelligence layer for data orchestration
• Interfaces to frontends (Tulinx apps and 3rd party SW)
• Algorithms: Automation, AI and machine learning
f. Presentation & Visualization
• Reporting and dashboarding
• Visualization of all (raw and processed) data and information
• Charts, GIS, Top-N, etc.
• BI and BA capable
• Integration in IT ecosystem: expansion and customization
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 Data collection & distribution platform
Cortex High Performance Managed Data Distribution

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 Vendors, Interfaces, Data sources
Vendors: Interfaces: Technologies Data Type
• Accelleran • Corba • Wireless / Mobile • Fault mgmt
• Airspan • DBMS • Transmission • Configuration mgmt
• Cisco • HTTP(S) • Core • Performance mgmt
• CommScope • (S)FTP • IP networks • Service Quality mgmt
• Druid • Kafka • Enterprise
• Ericsson • REST • Inventory mgmt
File formats:
• Huawei • SMTP • ASCII • Customer events
• IP Access • SNMP • ASN.1 • Logs
• Juniper • SQL • CSV / TXT • 3rd party systems
• Custom • ...
• NEC
• JSON
• Nokia • 3GPP
• Sagemcom • XML
• Spidercloud
• ZTE
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 Data processing

• Fully automated
• Different scheduling principles
• Data validations
• Fingerprint mechanism
• Configurable Re-processing:
• KPI, triggers and others
• Different aggregation on ntime and objects
• Keep track of latest processing

• Strict processing according:

• Specifications of HW and SW
• Data integrity assurance in DWH

• Optimized for large volumes

• Parallel and scalable processing
• SQL (SQL-libs) and scripting (e.g. Python)

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 Data warehouse
• Any network data of all elements and domains
• Unique and uniform data model (Characteristic-based):
• Events
• Trend
• Attribute
• Logging
• Entity indexing Data warehouse system
• Vendor/element specific and Agnostic entity principle:
• Aggregated and virtual entities
Independent | Virtual / Agnostic entities
• Virtual network functions (SDN, NFV, network slices)
Radio Core Transmission Repeater Router/SW Systems Services Slices
• Open database
• Direct Database access (PSQL) Radio Core Transmission Repeater Router/SW Systems Services Slices
• Open Source (PostgreSQL, Prometheus)
Vendor / Technology specific on network element
• Open interfaces

• Storage of raw and aggregated data

• Pre-processing and calculation for quick frontend response
• Dataset customization for ad-hoc analytics and reporting Data processing

• Fully scalable, horizontal partitioning, HW independent

• High availability, carrier grade DB clustering
• Central, Virtual, Cloud-Native
• Auto-creation of datasets
• Adjustable retention times
• Backup & restore included

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 Data Analytics

• Use all relevant data sources Frontend:

• Analytics:
• Rule-based scripts (RadioNDA) Notifications Tickets Analytics GUI
Table, GIS, Form Table, GIS, Form Create, change
• Machine learning (prediction, pattern)
• AI for improved algorithms

• Workflow:
3rd party
• Automatic Ticket and distribution on events Workflow:
application
• Advanced Performance alarming (combining, Human: Notification, Alarming, Ticketing, . . .
correlations) Automation: Reset, Change, Report, . . .

• Automation of changes in network (SON) Network

Analytics:
• Frontend: Rules–based, Machine learning, AI . . .
• Notification viewer Pattern recognition, Prediction, Automation Reporting
• Ticket handling (centralized ticketing)
• Creation and tuning of scripting
Data warehouse: Minerva
• Connection and task forwarding:
• 3rd party applications (Netcool, remedy, Solar winds)
• Network interventions and changes

• Reporting
• Integration with visualization and analysis frontends

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 Visualization Frontends

AWACS NDA Grafana GIS Viewer Interface 3rd party

SFTP | SNMP
Real DB | SMTP
Other…

Features: Features: Features: Features: Features:

• Charts • Network Data Analyzer Open visualization platform Geographic visualization • Open interfaces
• GIS • Workflow Management • Dashboard and Reports • View any geo dataset • Alarm/event forwarding
• Top-N • Auto-alert frontend • Charts • Combine and correlate • Live DB connection
• Handover analysis (GIS) • Table-view: • Top-N • Set filtering: • BI/BA:
• Threshold coloring • Notifications • Heatmaps • Timestamp • Tableau
• Drag-n-Drop • Tickets • Dropdown • State • Power BI
• All entities in one view: • Sites / Cells • Filtering • Event type • BO
• Site / Cell • GIS (See GIS Viewer) • Table-view • Other • Splunk
• BSC • Ticket handling: • Alerting • Mouse-over • Other BI
• Repeater • Open • Click to details • Scheduled and live data
• Auto update
• MSC • Take • Expand to any dataset • All common interfaces
• Visualize all entities
• Router • Hold • Dashboard and Reports • Custom exports
• Customization:
• Etc. • Close • Free Geo license: • Report forwarding (PDF)
• SQL query based
• Real-time data update • Auto-close • Stand-alone maps
• JSON
• Pre-defined dashboards • Exclusion of entities • OpenStreetMap
See Grafana.com
• Sharing bookmarks • Reports on: • Custom tiles
• Tagging • Notifications • Real-time data
• Export data and picture • Tickets
• Ticket handling
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 Multiple Visualizations
Dashboard
&
Monitoring
Cross-domain
Analysis
Reporting GIS real-time
Alarms & Events

Handover
analysis

NOC Video Wall

Presentation

Ticket overview

Alarm handling
 Tulinx IT solutions for network operations
GUI: monitoring, dashboards, analysis Reporting Interfaces IT Tooling
AWACS RadioNDA ITSM

Service
assurance Organisation
Presentation
Visualisation NOC Videowall Reporting
Integration Grafana GIS Viewer
Vendor
support
CTO & Management
Exports

Customer Service: CS CMU

Data Analytics Analytics: scripts, queries, rule-based triggers, alerts, workflow, trouble tickets, exports, AI, machine learning klantreacties

Radio Core Transmission Systems Router/SW Other 1st line: NOC

Incident management
Radio Core Transmission Systems Router/SW Other
Data Warehouse
Vendor specific on network element 2nd line:
Problem, Performance, Configuration

Data processing
Cortex (data collection and distribution)
Data collection 3rd line:
Optimization, engineering
Data Sources Radio Core Systems
Transmission Router/SW Other
Innovation:
Mobile Network Research, Analytics, Reporting

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 Tulinx landscape

Customers: Partners: Vendors:

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 Contact us for more
information

Head office:
• Arjen van Trigt
• T: +31 642 70 88 33
• E: arjen.vantrigt@tulinx.com
• PO Box 91, 3910 AB Rhenen
• The Netherlands

Regional office META:

• Mohamed Chriha
• T: +31 684 89 14 99 (Whatsapp)
• T: +216 53 741 363
• T: +216 58 319 400
• E: mohamed.chriha@tulinx.com
• Elgazela Technopark, 2088 Ariana
• Tunisia
• W: www.tulinx.com
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