About This Content

This guide describes the functionality and design of the Oracle Communications IMS Discovery Cartridge.

Audience

This guide is intended for Network Integrity administrators who want to understand the design and evaluate the functionality of this cartridge, and for Network Integrity developers who want either to build or extend similar cartridges.

Developers should have a good working knowledge of FTP and FTP operations, specifications, Network Integrity, UIM, and the use of Oracle Communications Service Catalog and Design - Design Studio for Network Integrity.

You should be familiar with the following documents included with this release:

• Oracle Communications Network Integrity Concepts

• Oracle Communications Network Integrity Developer's Guide

• Oracle Communications Network Integrity File Transfer and Parsing Guide

• Oracle Communications Network Integrity UIM Integration Cartridge Guide

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