Solution Brief

MOSAIC CLOUD PLATFORM

Addressing the Service Delivery Evolution

Access Network Evolution

Access network architectures are rapidly evolving to encompass many
Highlights
data center design principles including disaggregation, virtualization,
SDN control and open source software integration. The challenge is that
● Shorten time to revenue by operating
many of these architectural evolutions are underdeveloped. However,
a single, unified, vendor-neutral access
operators need to deploy robust network infrastructure solutions
domain controller and orchestrator
today that can adapt to these emerging architectural evolutions
● Streamline service delivery, business
as they mature.
model development with a simple and
extensible plugin architecture
● Increase network resiliency providing a
Why Mosaic Cloud Platform?
path to increased network automation,
Mosaic™ Cloud Platform (Mosaic CP), acting as an access domain SDN
intelligence, and optimization
controller and orchestrator, provides an evolution from vendor-specific
element management systems using semi-automated provisioning of
individual access technologies to support fully automated orchestration
and SDN control of multi-vendor, multi-technology networks operating
across multiple domains. Mosaic CP is built to tackle function such as
orchestration of disaggregated fiber access systems, OSS adapters, and
traditional fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security
(FCAPS) functions.
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Mosaic CP is architected to meet the needs of today and the network elements by modeling them as objects and allowing
next-generation networks of tomorrow to enable an on-demand, the user to perform a common set of actions. These actions help
agile service delivery framework. orchestrate on-demand provisioning of services, applications,
and from cloud-edge to subscriber-edge.
Shorten Time to Revenue
The capabilities of Mosaic CP to model networking devices
Mosaic CP offers the flexibility and confidence to select multiple generically has been applied in multiple customer use cases
vendors, equipment, open source software and technologies involving Gfast DPUs and 10G PON. This ability to unlock control
without the risk of being locked into any specific vendor or and management functions from the underlying network
component. Mosaic CP compliments the Adtran SDX Series of elements allows Mosaic CP to integrate other third-party devices,
software-defined network elements, and supports Adtran legacy such as fixed-wireless radios, to provide seamless orchestration
and third-party network equipment, enabling service providers and management–simplifying the end-to-end service
to orchestrate their access broadband network domains management process.
with data center scale and agility. This agility allows network
operators to retain their current market share and also compete Furthermore, the orchestrator function in Mosaic CP
for new services revenue. encapsulates device-specific modeled constructs into
simplified and generic “network and service intents.” Intents
Mosaic CP incorporates open carrier-class orchestrator and abstract complex device models into simplified definitions
controller functions that are built ground up utilizing a modern for services and device configuration. These intents can be
microservices-based architecture. It complements open manipulated and applied to devices and interfaces through
source SDN controllers to provide orchestration, control, and the Mosaic CP graphical user interface or a programmable
management features optimized for the access domain. It RESTCONF application program interface. Mosaic CP supports
enables carriers to create and manage network objects– customization, allowing you to adapt the native RESTCONF
devices, interfaces and services end-to-end. The controller interface to a different protocol of choice if required. Mosaic
functions support large-scale, multi-vendor device connectivity CP also offers feature-rich analytics, collecting and reporting
using modern and legacy interfaces to support end-to-end rich performance, utilization, and events information from your
orchestration capabilities. Mosaic CP was designed to replace networking devices allowing you to monitor and proactively
the traditional FCAPS functions performed by traditional EMS manage your network.
systems in a more modern, vendor-neutral and scalable
architecture while also addressing the next generation of needs
including orchestration of a wide range of physical network
functions (PNFs) and virtual network functions (VNFs). Mosaic CP
allows orchestration, monitoring, and control of vendor-neutral
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Access Domain SDN Controller – This includes a core, open,

Streamline Service Delivery
Software Defined Network (SDN) controller and embedded
New innovation and rapid service creation is a key driver for applications that separate the underlying network complexity
your business’s success. While generic devices and actions from the orchestration layer. Device adapters and aggregators
offer a simplified orchestration interface, Mosaic CP also offers connect the underlying physical and virtual network functions to
streamlined and automated service delivery across both the SDN controller. Mosaic CP mediates connections to devices
Adtran and third-party network elements by leveraging plugins. over different protocols such as NETCONF, CLI, RESTCONF,
Unlike traditional element management systems (EMS), the MQTT and SNMP to simplify device programmability.
plugin architecture allows rapid prototyping and verification of
new devices. This offers a powerful way to extend support for To support these use cases there are Mosaic Network Modules
third-party devices. which offer an array of software applications providing high-
scale telemetry collection, closed-loop automation, network
The controller functions within Mosaic CP enable orchestration management, and network insight. Mosaic CP provides the
and automation across both Adtran and third-party network flexibility, programmability, and scalability to serve as a typical
elements by mediating connections to devices over different EMS now with the power to evolve to a modern next-generation
protocols such as NETCONF, CLI, RESTCONF and SNMP. The management system in the future. Allowing you to pay for the
controller design allows for several thousands of concurrent services that you need currently and grow the platform as your
southbound sessions with network elements. The versatility of network matures in the future.
the southbound device management protocols supported in
Mosaic CP allows it to interface with multi-vendor devices – both
modern and legacy equipment.

Mosaic CP allows for easy customization to create a vendor-

agnostic environment with the available Mosaic Plugin Software
Development Kit (SDK). The Mosaic Plugin SDK provides an
easy way for users to develop their own plugins through a
step-by-step process for third-party plugin development and
integration. Plugins can be developed rapidly using the popular
Python programming language. By offering tutorials and
example workflows, the Mosaic Plugin SDK makes it easy for you
to customize Mosaic CP to meet your network needs of today
and tomorrow.

The Mosaic Plugin SDK alleviates the need for various EMS The Adtran Approach
applications, accelerating the integration of network equipment,
Adtran has a unique understanding of the transition facing
allowing the Mosaic CP to easily manage your entire network. This
operators today. To enable network control, insights, and
agile approach enables easy and fast integration of networking
optimization applications and do so across all network elements,
equipment that enables simple collaboration between network
modern access networks must use open networking architectures
teams and vendors. This allows for vendor-agnostic device
that support the ultra-short micro-release schedules needed to
management from a single platform.
build a self-driving network.

For over three decades, Adtran has been enabling service

Increase Network Resiliency providers to deliver the services their customers need when
Mosaic CP’s open interfaces and plugin SDK, make it the they need it. Today is no different. Mosaic CP allows you to take
ideal platform to place at the center of the next-generation, control of network evolution by shortening time to revenue,
distributed access architecture powered by commercial and/or streamlining service delivery, and increasing network resiliency.
white box network element vendors. Utilizing Mosaic CP ensures
your network can easily evolve with your business direction by
supporting various use cases, including: Built on a modern microservices architecture, optional
open- source SDN controller, and open APIs, Mosaic CP
Traditional EMS - Mosaic CP offers the flexibility to conduct provides a consistent northbound service-oriented interface
FCAPs/EMS operations, providing the functionality that you will to existing OSS systems and a bridge to next-generation
need today, with the ability to evolve into the center of your next- network automation platforms, regardless of vendor, platform,
generation, distributed access architecture of tomorrow. or technology. Mosaic CP is the network management system
of today and next-generation network automation platform
Access Domain Orchestrator - Provides the business logic of tomorrow.
for creation and provisioning of services or applications. As an
Access Domain Orchestrator, Mosaic CP consists of a collection
of network management system (NMS) applications built on
open-source software, that are interconnected via Application
Programming Interfaces (APIs) that can scale independently
without impacting the system.

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Product Features: Product Specifications

■ FCAPS/EMS features
Mosaic Cloud Platform is packaged as an installer,
■ End-to-end multi-vendor, multi-technology service providing flexible options across a wide range of installation
orchestration
environments. It supports deployments across data centers in an
■ End-to-end service level APIs and abstraction to legacy and active – standby configuration
modern devices
Integrates open source, access-optimized controllers
Recommended Minimum Requirements*
■

■ Zero-touch commissioning of network devices

■ Persistent configuration for offline service provisioning
Virtual Machine Specs
■ Reflow of service provisioning
■ Base Memory: 16 GB
■ Bulk PM/telemetry collection and storage (including streaming
telemetry)
■ Processor(s): 4 CPU cores
■ Closed-loop automation applications
■ Storage: 500 GB
■ Real-time service assurance collection and monitoring Operating System Specs
■ OSS adapters to translate back to operator-specific OSS ■ CentOS 7.x
interfaces
■ RedHat 7.x
■ Configurable southbound and northbound plugins
■ RedHat 8.x

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