Cisco Systems 10200 manual Fim/Xml, Understanding the Configurable FIM/XML Feature

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FIM/XML

Revised: February 18, 2010, OL-16000-07

This appendix describes the FIM/XML feature for Release 6.0.1 of the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch and explains how to use it. This document includes the following topics:

•Understanding the Configurable FIM/XML Feature

•Tool Requirements

•Writing an External FIM/XML File

•Defining Features

•Installing the FIM/XML File Using the Offline FIM/XML Tool

•FIM/XML File and Shared iFC File

•Provisioning iFC

•Feature Restrictions and Limitations

Understanding the Configurable FIM/XML Feature

The Cisco BTS 10200 supports a Feature Interaction Module/Extensible Markup Language (FIM/XML) file that defines the interactions between the internal features (for example, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding) and external features (features that reside on application servers that interact with Cisco BTS 10200 and SIP triggers like, TV Caller ID, Network Address Book).

However, the current FIM/XML format can be time consuming as the service provider or operator needs to configure and define large number of parameters. The configurable FIM/XML feature introduces a new external configurable FIM/XML file which is more efficient because it defines the interactions between the IMS Service Control Interface (ISC) and Feature Control Protocol (FCP) features. The Cisco BTS 10200 Feature Server manages the ISC and FCP feature interactions based on the rules in this FIM/XML file.

The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Feature Server uses the configurable FIM/XML file to manage the ISC and FCP features using the parameters defined in the configurable FIM/XML file. You can produce the new FIM/XML file using the old FIM/XML file and schema data.

External FIM/XML file allows you to do the following:

•Add a new external feature name

•Specify the list of features inhibited by an external feature

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