+ - Software Defined Network Controller (SDNC) executes network configuration for
+ cloud computing resources and network.
+
+ - Application Controller (APPC) executes Virtual Network Functions (VNF) configurations and lifecycle
+ management operations.
+
+ - Virtual Function Controller (VF-C) is responsible for lifecycle management of virtual network functions
+ and network services based on VNF using VNF Manager.
+
+ - Active and Available Inventory (A&AI) provides real-time views of a
+ system’s resources, services, products and their relationships with each
+ other.
+
+**Closed-Loop Automation** -- Design -> Create -> Collect -> Analyze >
+Detect -> Publish -> Respond:
+
+ - Data Collection, Analytics and Events (DCAE) collects events, performance,
+ usage and publishes information to policy that executes the rules to perform
+ closed loop actions.
+
+ - Holmes provides alarm correlation and analysis for Telecom cloud
+ infrastructure and services, including servers, cloud infrastructure,
+ VNFs and Network Services.
+
+ - Common Services - operational services for all ONAP components including
+ activity logging, reporting, common data layer, access control, resiliency,
+ and software lifecycle management.
+
+Project Specific Release Notes
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ONAP releases are specified by a list of project artifact
+versions in a :ref:`manifest<doc-release-manifest>`.
+Each project provides detailed :ref:`release notes<doc-releaserepos>`
+and prepends to these if/when any updated versions the project team believes
+are compatible with a major release are made available.
+
+Platforms Requirements
+++++++++++++++++++++++
+ONAP Amsterdam Release has been tested on Linux OSs. Details are `available here <http://onap.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/onap-developer/settingup/fullonap.html#requirements>`_.
+
+
+.. index:: Download
+
+Download & Install
+++++++++++++++++++
+There are 3 approaches to install ONAP:
+
+* Full ONAP installation using Heat template
+* Advanced installation to install individual components
+* Experimental installation using Kubernetes
+
+Full ONAP installation using Heat template
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+From a complete demo solution perspective. This installs the whole ONAP, refer to :ref:`Setting Up ONAP <demo-installing-running-onap>`.
+
+Advanced installation to install individual components
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+From a developer perspective. ONAP can be installed component per component, refer to :ref:`the installation procedure available for each component<doc_onap-developer_guide_projects>`.
+
+* The list of ports used by default within ONAP is documented in `ONAP Service List <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/ONAP+Services+List>`_.
+* The ONAP Source Code is available through Gerrit at https://gerrit.onap.org or Git at https://git.onap.org/.
+* ONAP is packaged within Docker and can be dowloaded from Docker Hub at https://hub.docker.com/r/onap.