The CIM Infrastructure Specification defines the architecture and concepts of CIM, including a language by which the CIM Schema (including any extension schema) is defined, and a method for mapping CIM to other information models, such as SNMP.
The CIM Infrastructure Specification establishes the foundation and principles of CIM, covering a language used to define the CIM Schema (including any supplementary information) and a technique for translating CIM into other models, such as SNMP.