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Ensemble Director
Ensemble Director is an advanced, industrial-grade network management solution designed for modern technologies with features such as a web-based interface, scalable architecture, and comprehensive fault and performance monitoring. It supports multi-domain operations, customizable GUIs, and integrates with various OSS/BSS systems while ensuring high availability and security through robust architecture. The solution is built for future-proof networking environments, capable of handling diverse services and applications seamlessly.
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- 2. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.2 Ensemble Director • Ensemble Director represents our latest, industrial-class network management solution optimized for today’s innovative networks and technologies • Built with a future-proof design to address tomorrow’s technologies and networking opportunities • Web 2.0 thin-client model • Open, extensible architecture • Virtual design • Live extensibility • Distributed architecture • Hosted on commodity servers • Carrier-class high availability • Massive scalability • Multi-domain support • Industry standard interfaces: Web, CLI, SNMP, CSV, REST, NETCONF, RESTconf Infrastructure Features
- 3. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.3 Framework • Fault management • Performance monitoring • Security • Provisioning • Inventory • Nodal discovery • Topology discovery • TCA monitoring Core Components • Quick service provisioning • End-to-end service management • Optical, NFV/SDN services • Service faults monitoring • Service assurance Services • Open API architecture • Supports custom and third-party applications • Dynamic loading/unloading of apps Application Extensions
- 4. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.4 Fully customizable GUI Client-agnostic browser support • Desktop, tablet, mobile Network discovery Geographical maps Network domain, nodal and service views Multi-tenancy (NaaS) Features - I Visualization/Control Continuous surveillance: • Network, node and service level Alarm correlation and filtering Alarm profiles (latching alarms) Alarm acknowledge and comments Faults Monitoring Reliable access to nodes High level of security Service-based provisioning End-to-end management Configuration Automatic and manual data synchronization from NEs High-speed processing Robust and reliable engine Historical events logging Audit Sync and Event Processing 190943807
- 5. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.5 Performance KPI collection Collection templates Extensive graphical capabilities Customizable views (charts, graphs, tables) Data consolidation exporting Data Collection and Reporting Multi-Domain/Tenancy Support Enabling network-as-a-service User Management User activity (audit) logging Local and remote authentication Fine-grain security policy definitions Data/Communication Security Encrypted communications Encrypted database options Features - II Security Features 170939975 Centralized software management Automatic backup and restore • Nodal configurations • System database Housekeeping
- 6. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.6 Advanced Graphical User Interface HTML-5 flex box layout module Adapt automatically to tablet and mobile devices Mobility Google material design • Standardized visual model • Intuitive familiar interface Scalable vector graphics (SVG) • Navigate by graphics • Zoom in/out Advanced Look and Feel Create customized views per user • Content and layout Tailor GUI to operational workflows Composability
- 7. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.7 OSS Integration (Northbound API) • Inventory reporting hardware, services, topology • Fault reporting • Performance monitoring CSV • Inventory reporting • Service/traffic configuration • Performance monitoring XML (MTOSI) • Full configuration and monitoring • Fault reporting (via web sockets) REST • Fault reporting (traps) • PM retrieval (limited) SNMP • Full configuration and monitoring • Notifications NETCONF • Full configuration and monitoring • Notifications RESTCONF
- 8. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.8 Architecture • VM-based infrastructure • Interface tier • User interfaces • GUI, CLI, REST • OSS/BSS/SDN interfaces • REST, SNMP, CSV, NETCONF, RESTCONF, MTOSI • Application tier • Network/service applications • Platform administration • Database • Mediation tier • Vendor-specific mediation to NEs • REST/JSON • NETCONF/XML • ... Future protocols Mediation Tier Application Tier Interface Tier ADVA Vendor A Vendor B Database DB Applications Discovery Fault PM Admin Config Accounting Security DB Service Mgr. Topology Monitor Config ... GUI CLI REST RESTSNMPNETCONF CLI CSV
- 9. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.9 Platforms • Multiple OS support options: • Ubuntu 15.10 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (future) • VirtualBox on Windows • (lab/demo environments) • KVM for installed hardware platforms • IPv4 and IPv6 support
- 10. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.10 Scaling Single User Multi Server ClusterMulti User Lab/Demo NE’s : 1-10 Users : 1 Small Network NE’s : 200-5000 Users : 1-50 Large Network NE’s : 5000-50,000 Users : 50-100
- 11. © 2017 ADVAOptical Networking. All rights reserved. Confidential.11 High Availability • Carrier class high-availability solution • N:M VM redundancy model provides inherent redundancy • “Five nines” availability • Immunity from multiple failure conditions • Immediate failover/recovery • Load-balancing provides performance assurance • In-service upgrades • Geographic redundancy made easy by VM model