Preface

This guide explains the functionality and design of the Oracle Communications Network Integrity TL1 cartridge and the design of the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET TL1 reference cartridge.

Audience

This guide is intended for Network Integrity administrators, developers, and integrators.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the following documents:

  • Network Integrity Developer's Guide: For an understanding of cartridge deployment, cartridge development, working with cartridges, working with actions, and the extensibility SDK.

  • Network Integrity Concepts: For an understanding of the Network Integrity architecture and using Oracle Communications Design Studio for Network Integrity.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the following concepts:

  • Oracle Communications Design Studio and its terminology

  • Oracle Communications Information Model

  • Transaction Language 1 (TL1) standards and terminology

  • Cisco ONS 15454 SONET TL1 commands