Work case
Network Monitoring System (Telecom)
Designed a distributed monitoring architecture that unified fragmented telecom infrastructure visibility into real-time dashboards and operational workflows.
- Role
- Technical Lead
- Published
- Tags
- telecom · monitoring · microservices · kafka · reliability
Managed nodes
1000+
Nationwide network monitoring scope
Downtime reduction
-30%
Improved operational visibility and response speed
Problem
Monitoring large-scale telecom infrastructure was fragmented and slow. Operations teams lacked a unified, real-time view across network nodes, which made incidents harder to prioritize and increased the time needed to understand impact.
Solution
I designed a distributed microservices architecture that collected network signals, normalized telemetry, and pushed operational data into real-time monitoring dashboards. Kafka handled event flow, while Prometheus and Zabbix supported metrics, alerting, and infrastructure visibility.
Architecture decisions
- Distributed collectors reduced pressure on central services and allowed monitoring to continue closer to the network edge.
- Kafka decoupled ingestion from dashboard processing so spikes in telemetry would not directly block the operator experience.
- Prometheus and Zabbix were integrated for complementary monitoring, alerting, and infrastructure visibility.
Impact
- Reduced downtime by 30% through faster detection and response.
- Enabled real-time monitoring across 1000+ nodes.
- Gave operations teams a clearer system view instead of fragmented monitoring paths.