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Architecture Patterns for Telecom OSS, Cloud Platforms and Governed AI

Reference designs, engineering approaches and implementation patterns created from Azalio's work across OSS modernization, platform operations, automation and AI.

Patterns must be adapted to your environment, product versions, security policies and vendor architecture.

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Architecture Patterns

Reference Patterns and Design Guidance

Reference patternPoC architectureDelivery patternConcept design
AI & Agents
Reference pattern

Multi-Agent Inventory Intelligence Reference Architecture

Supervisor, domain agents, graph database and topology canvas working together to deliver query, enrichment and change-detection across network inventory domains.

Multi-agentGraph DBInventory+2
12 minView pattern
SRE & Operations
Delivery pattern

Evidence-Linked OCP RCA Reasoning Funnel

A structured reasoning funnel combining deterministic OpenShift checks, event correlation, AI-assisted explanation and human approval — producing evidence-linked root cause analysis.

RCAOpenShiftAI-assisted+2
10 minView pattern
OSS & Inventory
Reference pattern

TMF API and Graph Inventory Integration Pattern

Connecting TMF Open API inventory endpoints to a semantic graph model — enabling topology-aware queries, relationship traversal and AI-ready network context.

TMF 639TMF 641Graph+3
9 minView pattern
Cloud & OpenShift
Delivery pattern

Multi-Cluster OpenShift GitOps Operating Model

An operating model for managing configuration consistency, drift detection, secret handling and rollback across a fleet of OpenShift clusters using ACM and ArgoCD.

OpenShiftACMArgoCD+3
11 minView pattern
Cloud & OpenShift
Reference pattern

CNF Onboarding Across Day-0, Day-1 and Day-2

A structured lifecycle pattern for cloud-native network function onboarding — covering packaging, deployment validation, operational handover and rollback governance.

CNFOpenShiftDay-0+4
10 minView pattern
Migration
Delivery pattern

Migration Governance and Validation Gates

A governance model for migration programs covering discovery approval, wave planning, pre-cutover validation gates, rollback conditions and post-migration evidence.

MigrationWave planningCutover+2
9 minView pattern
AI & Agents
Reference pattern

Private AI Cloud Landing Zone

A reference landing zone for private AI cloud on OpenShift AI — covering GPU node pools, model serving, training pipelines, RAG infrastructure and governance controls.

Private AI CloudOpenShift AIGPU+3
11 minView pattern
SRE & Operations
Concept design

RFO/RCA Data Boundary and Approval Model

A data boundary and approval model for separating internal RCA from customer-facing RFO — with enrichment gates, CRM integration, tiered approval and audit controls.

RFORCAApproval+3
8 minView pattern
Using These Patterns

How to Apply Reference Patterns

Reference patterns describe an approach. They require adaptation to your specific environment, constraints and vendor landscape.

01

Read the problem statement

Understand what specific engineering or operational problem the pattern addresses before evaluating fit.

02

Review context and assumptions

Check whether the listed prerequisites, platform versions and constraints match your environment.

03

Assess the architecture

Evaluate component responsibilities, data flows and governance controls against your own architectural standards.

04

Adapt and validate

Modify the pattern for your environment. Run with an Azalio architect to validate against your specific program constraints.

Go Further

Discuss how a reference pattern maps to your environment

Azalio architects can validate these patterns against your platform constraints, security policies and vendor landscape.