public enum VNFOperation {
     ActionStatus,
+    ActivateNESw,
     AttachVolume,
     Audit,
     Backup,
     DetachVolume,
     DistributeTraffic,
     DistributeTrafficCheck,
+    DownloadNESw,
     Evacuate,
     GetConfig,
     HealthCheck,
 
                 outObj = new RollbackOutputBuilder();
                 ((RollbackOutputBuilder)outObj).setCommonHeader(commonHeader);
                 ((RollbackOutputBuilder)outObj).setStatus(status);
+                ((RollbackOutputBuilder)outObj).setPayload(payload);
                 return outObj;
             case Snapshot:
                 outObj = new SnapshotOutputBuilder();
                 ((ConfigScaleInOutputBuilder)outObj).setStatus(status);
                 ((ConfigScaleInOutputBuilder)outObj).setPayload(payload);
                 return outObj;
+            case DownloadNESw:
+                outObj = new DownloadNESwOutputBuilder();
+                ((DownloadNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setCommonHeader(commonHeader);
+                ((DownloadNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setStatus(status);
+                ((DownloadNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setPayload(payload);
+                return outObj;
+            case ActivateNESw:
+                outObj = new ActivateNESwOutputBuilder();
+                ((ActivateNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setCommonHeader(commonHeader);
+                ((ActivateNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setStatus(status);
+                ((ActivateNESwOutputBuilder)outObj).setPayload(payload);
+                return outObj;
             default:
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(action+" action is not supported");
         }
                     "" : "-" + context.getCommonHeader().getSubRequestId());
     }
 
+    public static String getRpcName(String action) {
+        String regex = "([a-zA-Z])(?=[A-Z])";
+        String replacement = "$1-";
+        return action.replaceAll(regex, replacement).toLowerCase();
+    }
+
     abstract class MixIn {
         @JsonIgnore
         abstract Class<? extends DataContainer> getImplementedInterface(); // to be removed during serialization
 
 public class ConverterTest {
     private String expectedJsonBodyStr ="{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringTest ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"test\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
-    private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringRollback ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"rollback\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
+    private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringRollback ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"rollback\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringSnapshot ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"snapshot\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringAudit ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"audit\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringHealthCheck ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"health-check\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringStatusTraffic ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"status-traffic\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringStopTraffic ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"stop-traffic\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
     private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringProvisioning ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"provisioning\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
+    private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringDownloadNESw ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"download-n-e-sw\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
+    private String expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringActivateNESw ="{\"body\":{\"output\":{\"common-header\":{\"api-ver\":\"2.0.0\",\"flags\":{},\"originator-id\":\"oid\",\"request-id\":\"reqid\",\"timestamp\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:01.000Z\"},\"payload\":\"{}\",\"status\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"SUCCESS - request has been processed successfully\"}}},\"cambria.partition\":\"MSO\",\"correlation-id\":\"reqid\",\"rpc-name\":\"activate-n-e-sw\",\"type\":\"response\"}";
  
     @Test
     public void convDateToZuluStringTest(){
 
     @Test
     public void convAsyncResponseToBuilderRollbackTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
-        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponse();
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
         VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.Rollback;
         String rpcName = action.name().toLowerCase();
         String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToJsonStringBody(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
-        Assert.assertEquals(expectedJsonBodyStr, jsonStr);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedJsonBodyStrwithPayload, jsonStr);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringRollbackTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
-        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponse();
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
         VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.Rollback;
         String rpcName = action.name().toLowerCase();
         String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonString(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
         Assert.assertEquals(expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringStopTraffic, jsonStr);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void convAsyncResponseToBuilderDownloadNESwTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
+        VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.DownloadNESw;
+        String rpcName = convertActionNameToUrl(action.name());
+        String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToJsonStringBody(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedJsonBodyStrwithPayload, jsonStr);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringDownloadNESwTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
+        VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.DownloadNESw;
+        String rpcName = convertActionNameToUrl(action.name());
+        String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonString(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
+        System.out.println("jsonStr = " + jsonStr);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringDownloadNESw, jsonStr);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convAsyncResponseToBuilderActivateNESwTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
+        VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.ActivateNESw;
+        String rpcName = convertActionNameToUrl(action.name());
+        String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToJsonStringBody(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedJsonBodyStrwithPayload, jsonStr);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringActivateNESwTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        ResponseContext asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponsewithPayload();
+        VNFOperation action = VNFOperation.ActivateNESw;
+        String rpcName = convertActionNameToUrl(action.name());
+        String jsonStr = Converter.convAsyncResponseToDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonString(action, rpcName, asyncResponse);
+        System.out.println("jsonStr = " + jsonStr);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedDmaapOutgoingMessageJsonStringActivateNESw, jsonStr);
+    }
+
     /*@Test
     public void convAsyncResponseToBuilderTest() throws JsonProcessingException {
         AsyncResponse asyncResponse = buildAsyncResponse();
     }
 
     private String convertActionNameToUrl(String action) {
-        String regex = "([a-z])([A-Z]+)";
-        String replacement = "$1-$2";
-        return action.replaceAll(regex, replacement)
-                .toLowerCase();
+        return Converter.getRpcName(action);
     }
-
-
 }
 
 import org.onap.appc.lockmanager.api.LockManager;
 import org.onap.appc.messageadapter.MessageAdapter;
 import org.onap.appc.messageadapter.impl.MessageAdapterImpl;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.conv.Converter;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.DGWorkflowNotFoundException;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.DuplicateRequestException;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.LCMOperationsDisabledException;
     }
 
     private String convertActionNameToUrl(String action) {
-        String regex = "([a-z])([A-Z]+)";
-        String replacement = "$1-$2";
-        return action.replaceAll(regex, replacement)
-                .toLowerCase();
+        return Converter.getRpcName(action);
     }
 }
 
 
 import org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.VNFOperation;
 import org.onap.appc.exceptions.InvalidInputException;
 import org.onap.appc.lockmanager.api.LockManager;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.conv.Converter;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.DuplicateRequestException;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.LCMOperationsDisabledException;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.exceptions.RequestValidationException;
     }
 
     private String convertActionNameToUrl(String action) {
-        String regex = "([a-z])([A-Z]+)";
-        String replacement = "$1-$2";
-        return action.replaceAll(regex, replacement)
-            .toLowerCase();
+        return Converter.getRpcName(action);
     }
 
     private RuntimeContext putInputToRuntimeContext(RequestHandlerInput input) {
 
 import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service.StatusTraffic;
 import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service.StopTraffic;
 import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service.ConfigScaleInService;
+import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service.DownloadNESw;
+import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service.ActivateNESw;
 import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.util.RequestInputBuilder;
 import org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.util.ValidationService;
 import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerInput;
         return Futures.immediateFuture(result);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<DownloadNESwOutput>> downloadNESw(DownloadNESwInput input) {
+        logger.debug(String.format("LCM DownloadNESw received input: %s", input.toString()));
+        DownloadNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = new DownloadNESw().process(input);
+        RpcResult<DownloadNESwOutput> result =
+                RpcResultBuilder.<DownloadNESwOutput>status(true).withResult(outputBuilder.build()).build();
+        return Futures.immediateFuture(result);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<ActivateNESwOutput>> activateNESw(ActivateNESwInput input) {
+        logger.debug(String.format("LCM ActivateNESw received input: %s", input.toString()));
+        ActivateNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = new ActivateNESw().process(input);
+        RpcResult<ActivateNESwOutput> result =
+                RpcResultBuilder.<ActivateNESwOutput>status(true).withResult(outputBuilder.build()).build();
+        return Futures.immediateFuture(result);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<TerminateOutput>> terminate(TerminateInput input) {
         logger.debug("Input received : " + input.toString());
 
      * @return RPC name of the Action
      */
     protected String getRpcName(Action action) {
-        String regex = "([a-z])([A-Z]+)";
-        String replacement = "$1-$2";
+        String regex = "([a-zA-Z])(?=[A-Z])";
+        String replacement = "$1-";
         return action.name().replaceAll(regex, replacement).toLowerCase();
     }
 }
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : APPC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Huawei
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service;
+
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.Action;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.ActivateNESwInput;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.ActivateNESwOutputBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.Payload;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.action.identifiers.ActionIdentifiers;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.common.header.CommonHeader;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerInput;
+import org.onap.appc.executor.objects.LCMCommandStatus;
+import org.onap.appc.util.JsonUtil;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Provide LCM command service for activating NE software
+ */
+public class ActivateNESw extends AbstractBaseService {
+    public ActivateNESw() {
+        super(Action.ActivateNESw);
+        logger.debug("ActivateNESw starts");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the ActivateNESw request.
+     * @param input of ActivateNESwInput from the REST API input
+     * @return ActivateNESwOutputBuilder which has the process results
+     */
+    public ActivateNESwOutputBuilder process(ActivateNESwInput input) {
+        CommonHeader commonHeader = input.getCommonHeader();
+        ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers = input.getActionIdentifiers();
+        Payload payload = input.getPayload();
+
+        validate(commonHeader, input.getAction(), actionIdentifiers, payload);
+        if (status == null) {
+            proceedAction(commonHeader, actionIdentifiers, payload);
+        }
+
+        ActivateNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = new ActivateNESwOutputBuilder();
+        outputBuilder.setStatus(status);
+        outputBuilder.setCommonHeader(input.getCommonHeader());
+        return outputBuilder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the input.
+     * Set Status if any error occurs.
+     *
+     * @param input of ActivateNESwInput from the REST API input
+     */
+    void validate(CommonHeader commonHeader, Action action, ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers, Payload payload) {
+        status = validateVnfId(commonHeader, action, actionIdentifiers);
+        if (status != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // validate payload
+        String keyName = "payload";
+        if (payload == null) {
+            status = buildStatusForParamName(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER, keyName);
+            return;
+        }
+        String payloadString = payload.getValue();
+        status = validateMustHaveParamValue(
+                payloadString == null ? payloadString : payloadString.trim(), "payload");
+        if (status != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Map<String, String> payloadMap = JsonUtil.convertJsonStringToFlatMap(payloadString);
+            validateMustHaveParamValue(payloadMap.get(keyName), keyName);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error(String.format("ActivateNESw (%s) got IOException when converting payload", rpcName), e);
+            status = buildStatusForErrorMsg(LCMCommandStatus.UNEXPECTED_ERROR, e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Proceed to action for the ActivateNESw.
+     *
+     * @param input of ActivateNESwInput from the REST API input
+     */
+    void proceedAction(CommonHeader commonHeader, ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers, Payload payload) {
+        RequestHandlerInput requestHandlerInput = getRequestHandlerInput(commonHeader, actionIdentifiers, payload,
+                this.getClass().getName());
+        if (requestHandlerInput != null) {
+            executeAction(requestHandlerInput);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : APPC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Huawei
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service;
+
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.Action;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.DownloadNESwInput;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.DownloadNESwOutputBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.Payload;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.action.identifiers.ActionIdentifiers;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.common.header.CommonHeader;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerInput;
+import org.onap.appc.executor.objects.LCMCommandStatus;
+import org.onap.appc.util.JsonUtil;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Provide LCM command service for downloading NE software
+ */
+public class DownloadNESw extends AbstractBaseService {
+    public DownloadNESw() {
+        super(Action.DownloadNESw);
+        logger.debug("DownloadNESw starts");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the DownloadNESw request.
+     * @param input of DownloadNESwInput from the REST API input
+     * @return DownloadNESwOutputBuilder which has the process results
+     */
+    public DownloadNESwOutputBuilder process(DownloadNESwInput input) {
+        CommonHeader commonHeader = input.getCommonHeader();
+        ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers = input.getActionIdentifiers();
+        Payload payload = input.getPayload();
+
+        validate(commonHeader, input.getAction(), actionIdentifiers, payload);
+        if (status == null) {
+            proceedAction(commonHeader, actionIdentifiers, payload);
+        }
+
+        DownloadNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = new DownloadNESwOutputBuilder();
+        outputBuilder.setStatus(status);
+        outputBuilder.setCommonHeader(input.getCommonHeader());
+        return outputBuilder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the input.
+     * Set Status if any error occurs.
+     *
+     * @param input of DownloadNESwInput from the REST API input
+     */
+    void validate(CommonHeader commonHeader, Action action, ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers, Payload payload) {
+        status = validateVnfId(commonHeader, action, actionIdentifiers);
+        if (status != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // validate payload
+        String keyName = "payload";
+        if (payload == null) {
+            status = buildStatusForParamName(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER, keyName);
+            return;
+        }
+        String payloadString = payload.getValue();
+        status = validateMustHaveParamValue(
+                payloadString == null ? payloadString : payloadString.trim(), "payload");
+        if (status != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Map<String, String> payloadMap = JsonUtil.convertJsonStringToFlatMap(payloadString);
+            validateMustHaveParamValue(payloadMap.get(keyName), keyName);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error(String.format("DownloadNESw (%s) got IOException when converting payload", rpcName), e);
+            status = buildStatusForErrorMsg(LCMCommandStatus.UNEXPECTED_ERROR, e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Proceed to action for the DownloadNESw.
+     *
+     * @param input of DownloadNESwInput from the REST API input
+     */
+    void proceedAction(CommonHeader commonHeader, ActionIdentifiers actionIdentifiers, Payload payload) {
+        RequestHandlerInput requestHandlerInput = getRequestHandlerInput(commonHeader, actionIdentifiers, payload,
+                this.getClass().getName());
+        if (requestHandlerInput != null) {
+            executeAction(requestHandlerInput);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.UpgradePreCheckInput;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.UpgradeSoftwareInput;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.ConfigScaleInInput;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.DownloadNESwInput;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.ActivateNESwInput;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.ZULU;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.action.identifiers.ActionIdentifiersBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.common.header.CommonHeaderBuilder;
         assertTrue(underTest.upgradeBackout(upgradeBackoutInput).isDone());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void downloadNESwTest() {
+        DownloadNESwInput downloadNESwInput = mock(DownloadNESwInput.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(Action.DownloadNESw).when(downloadNESwInput).getAction();
+        assertTrue(underTest.downloadNESw(downloadNESwInput).isDone());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void activateNESwTest() {
+        ActivateNESwInput activateNESwInput = mock(ActivateNESwInput.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(Action.ActivateNESw).when(activateNESwInput).getAction();
+        assertTrue(underTest.activateNESw(activateNESwInput).isDone());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void terminateTestParseException() {
         TerminateInput terminateInput = mock(TerminateInput.class);
 
                 "upgrade-backup", testAbstractBaseUtils.getRpcName(Action.UpgradeBackup));
         Assert.assertEquals("Should return upgrade-backout",
                 "upgrade-backout", testAbstractBaseUtils.getRpcName(Action.UpgradeBackout));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Should return download-n-e-sw",
+                "download-n-e-sw", testAbstractBaseUtils.getRpcName(Action.DownloadNESw));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Should return activate-n-e-sw",
+                "activate-n-e-sw", testAbstractBaseUtils.getRpcName(Action.ActivateNESw));
     }
 }
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : APPC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Huawei
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.mockito.internal.util.reflection.Whitebox;
+import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.*;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.action.identifiers.ActionIdentifiers;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.common.header.CommonHeader;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.status.Status;
+import org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.ResponseContext;
+import org.onap.appc.executor.objects.LCMCommandStatus;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerOutput;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerInput;
+
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+
+@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+public class ActivateNESwTest {
+    private final Action myAction = Action.ActivateNESw;
+    private final String PAYLOAD_STRING = "{\"A\":\"A-value\",\"B\":{\"C\":\"B.C-value\",\"D\":\"B.D-value\"}}";
+    private ActivateNESwInput mockInput = mock(ActivateNESwInput.class);
+    private CommonHeader mockCommonHeader = mock(CommonHeader.class);
+    private ActionIdentifiers mockAI = mock(ActionIdentifiers.class);
+    private Payload mockPayload = mock(Payload.class);
+
+    private ActivateNESw activateNESwAction;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        activateNESwAction = spy(new ActivateNESw());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProcess() throws Exception {
+        // test error occurs in validation
+        ActivateNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = activateNESwAction.process(mockInput);
+        Mockito.verify(activateNESwAction, times(0)).proceedAction(any(), any(), any());
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should not have commonHeader as we did not mock it",
+                outputBuilder.getCommonHeader() == null);
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter status",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()),
+                outputBuilder.getStatus().getCode());
+
+        // make validation pass
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockCommonHeader).when(mockInput).getCommonHeader();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockPayload).when(mockInput).getPayload();
+        Mockito.doReturn(PAYLOAD_STRING).when(mockPayload).getValue();
+
+        // to make validation pass
+        ZULU zuluTimeStamp = new ZULU("2017-06-29T21:44:00.35Z");
+        Mockito.doReturn(zuluTimeStamp).when(mockCommonHeader).getTimestamp();
+        Mockito.doReturn("api ver").when(mockCommonHeader).getApiVer();
+        Mockito.doReturn("orignator Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getOriginatorId();
+        Mockito.doReturn("request Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getRequestId();
+
+        Mockito.doReturn(myAction).when(mockInput).getAction();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockAI).when(mockInput).getActionIdentifiers();
+        Mockito.doReturn("vnfId").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+
+        // test processAction return without error
+        RequestExecutor mockExecutor = mock(RequestExecutor.class);
+
+        RequestHandlerOutput mockOutput = mock(RequestHandlerOutput.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockOutput).when(mockExecutor).executeRequest(any());
+
+        ResponseContext mockResponseContext = mock(ResponseContext.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockResponseContext).when(mockOutput).getResponseContext();
+
+        org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.Status mockStatus = mock(org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.Status.class);
+        Integer successCode = Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.SUCCESS.getResponseCode());
+        Mockito.doReturn(successCode).when(mockStatus).getCode();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockStatus).when(mockResponseContext).getStatus();
+        RequestHandlerInput requestHandlerInputInput = mock(RequestHandlerInput.class);
+        AbstractBaseService abstractBaseService = mock(AbstractBaseService.class);
+        Mockito.when(abstractBaseService.executeAction(requestHandlerInputInput)).thenReturn(mockOutput);
+        try {
+            outputBuilder = activateNESwAction.process(mockInput);
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            Assert.assertTrue(true);
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should have commonHeader", outputBuilder.getCommonHeader() == null);
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return success status", new Integer(302), outputBuilder.getStatus().getCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidate() throws Exception {
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        Status status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+        Mockito.verify(activateNESwAction, times(0)).buildStatusForParamName(any(), any());
+        Mockito.verify(activateNESwAction, times(0)).buildStatusForErrorMsg(any(), any());
+
+        ZULU mockTimeStamp = mock(ZULU.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockTimeStamp).when(mockCommonHeader).getTimestamp();
+        Mockito.doReturn("api ver").when(mockCommonHeader).getApiVer();
+        Mockito.doReturn("orignator Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getOriginatorId();
+        Mockito.doReturn("request Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getRequestId();
+
+        // test empty action
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("Should return missing parameter for action",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test empty ActionIdentifier
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test Invalid VNF_ID
+        Mockito.doReturn("").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return invalid parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.INVALID_INPUT_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test null payload
+        Mockito.doReturn("vnfId").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, null);
+        Mockito.verify(activateNESwAction, times(1)).validateExcludedActIds(any(), any());
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+
+        // test empty payload
+        Mockito.doReturn("").when(mockPayload).getValue();
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+
+        // test space payload
+        Mockito.doReturn(" ").when(mockPayload).getValue();
+        activateNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.ActivateNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(activateNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+    }
+}
+
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : APPC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Huawei
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.appc.provider.lcm.service;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.mockito.internal.util.reflection.Whitebox;
+import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.*;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.action.identifiers.ActionIdentifiers;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.common.header.CommonHeader;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.org.onap.appc.lcm.rev160108.status.Status;
+import org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.ResponseContext;
+import org.onap.appc.executor.objects.LCMCommandStatus;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerOutput;
+import org.onap.appc.requesthandler.objects.RequestHandlerInput;
+
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+
+@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+public class DownloadNESwTest {
+    private final Action myAction = Action.DownloadNESw;
+    private final String PAYLOAD_STRING = "{\"A\":\"A-value\",\"B\":{\"C\":\"B.C-value\",\"D\":\"B.D-value\"}}";
+    private DownloadNESwInput mockInput = mock(DownloadNESwInput.class);
+    private CommonHeader mockCommonHeader = mock(CommonHeader.class);
+    private ActionIdentifiers mockAI = mock(ActionIdentifiers.class);
+    private Payload mockPayload = mock(Payload.class);
+
+    private DownloadNESw downloadNESwAction;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        downloadNESwAction = spy(new DownloadNESw());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProcess() throws Exception {
+        // test error occurs in validation
+        DownloadNESwOutputBuilder outputBuilder = downloadNESwAction.process(mockInput);
+        Mockito.verify(downloadNESwAction, times(0)).proceedAction(any(), any(), any());
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should not have commonHeader as we did not mock it",
+                outputBuilder.getCommonHeader() == null);
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter status",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()),
+                outputBuilder.getStatus().getCode());
+
+        // make validation pass
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockCommonHeader).when(mockInput).getCommonHeader();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockPayload).when(mockInput).getPayload();
+        Mockito.doReturn(PAYLOAD_STRING).when(mockPayload).getValue();
+
+        // to make validation pass
+        ZULU zuluTimeStamp = new ZULU("2017-06-29T21:44:00.35Z");
+        Mockito.doReturn(zuluTimeStamp).when(mockCommonHeader).getTimestamp();
+        Mockito.doReturn("api ver").when(mockCommonHeader).getApiVer();
+        Mockito.doReturn("orignator Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getOriginatorId();
+        Mockito.doReturn("request Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getRequestId();
+
+        Mockito.doReturn(myAction).when(mockInput).getAction();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockAI).when(mockInput).getActionIdentifiers();
+        Mockito.doReturn("vnfId").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+
+        // test processAction return without error
+        RequestExecutor mockExecutor = mock(RequestExecutor.class);
+
+        RequestHandlerOutput mockOutput = mock(RequestHandlerOutput.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockOutput).when(mockExecutor).executeRequest(any());
+
+        ResponseContext mockResponseContext = mock(ResponseContext.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockResponseContext).when(mockOutput).getResponseContext();
+
+        org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.Status mockStatus = mock(org.onap.appc.domainmodel.lcm.Status.class);
+        Integer successCode = Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.SUCCESS.getResponseCode());
+        Mockito.doReturn(successCode).when(mockStatus).getCode();
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockStatus).when(mockResponseContext).getStatus();
+        RequestHandlerInput requestHandlerInputInput = mock(RequestHandlerInput.class);
+        AbstractBaseService abstractBaseService = mock(AbstractBaseService.class);
+        Mockito.when(abstractBaseService.executeAction(requestHandlerInputInput)).thenReturn(mockOutput);
+        try {
+            outputBuilder = downloadNESwAction.process(mockInput);
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            Assert.assertTrue(true);
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should have commonHeader", outputBuilder.getCommonHeader() == null);
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return success status", new Integer(302), outputBuilder.getStatus().getCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidate() throws Exception {
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        Status status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+        Mockito.verify(downloadNESwAction, times(0)).buildStatusForParamName(any(), any());
+        Mockito.verify(downloadNESwAction, times(0)).buildStatusForErrorMsg(any(), any());
+
+        ZULU mockTimeStamp = mock(ZULU.class);
+        Mockito.doReturn(mockTimeStamp).when(mockCommonHeader).getTimestamp();
+        Mockito.doReturn("api ver").when(mockCommonHeader).getApiVer();
+        Mockito.doReturn("orignator Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getOriginatorId();
+        Mockito.doReturn("request Id").when(mockCommonHeader).getRequestId();
+
+        // test empty action
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("Should return missing parameter for action",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test empty ActionIdentifier
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return missing parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.MISSING_MANDATORY_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test Invalid VNF_ID
+        Mockito.doReturn("").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertEquals("should return invalid parameter",
+                Integer.valueOf(LCMCommandStatus.INVALID_INPUT_PARAMETER.getResponseCode()), status.getCode());
+
+        // test null payload
+        Mockito.doReturn("vnfId").when(mockAI).getVnfId();
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, null);
+        Mockito.verify(downloadNESwAction, times(1)).validateExcludedActIds(any(), any());
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+
+        // test empty payload
+        Mockito.doReturn("").when(mockPayload).getValue();
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+
+        // test space payload
+        Mockito.doReturn(" ").when(mockPayload).getValue();
+        downloadNESwAction.validate(mockCommonHeader, Action.DownloadNESw, mockAI, mockPayload);
+        status = (Status) Whitebox.getInternalState(downloadNESwAction, "status");
+        Assert.assertTrue("Should skip Payload", true);
+    }
+}
+
 
             enum "StatusTraffic";
             enum "StopTraffic";
             enum "ConfigScaleIn";
+            enum "DownloadNESw";
+            enum "ActivateNESw";
         }
         description "The action to be taken by APP-C, e.g. Restart, Rebuild, Migrate";
     }
         output {
             uses common-header;
             uses status;
+            leaf payload {
+                type payload;
+                mandatory false;
+            }
         }
     }
 
                 }
             }
         }
+
+    /**********************************************************************************
+     * Define the downloadNESw operation
+     **********************************************************************************/
+    rpc download-n-e-sw {
+        description "An operation to download NE software";
+        input {
+            uses common-header;
+            leaf action {
+                type action;
+                mandatory true;
+            }
+            uses action-identifiers;
+            leaf payload {
+                type payload;
+                mandatory true;
+           }
+        }
+        output {
+            uses common-header;
+            uses status;
+            leaf payload {
+                type payload;
+                mandatory true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**********************************************************************************
+     * Define the activateNESw operation
+     **********************************************************************************/
+    rpc activate-n-e-sw {
+        description "An operation to activate NE software";
+        input {
+            uses common-header;
+            leaf action {
+                type action;
+                mandatory true;
+            }
+            uses action-identifiers;
+            leaf payload {
+                type payload;
+                mandatory true;
+           }
+        }
+        output {
+            uses common-header;
+            uses status;
+            leaf payload {
+                type payload;
+                mandatory true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**********************************************************************************
      *  Additional RPCs added here...
      **********************************************************************************/
 
 +=============================+===========+==================+================+==========+============================================================+
 |     ActionStatus            | Yes       |                  |                |          |     Any                                                    |
 +-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|     ActivateNESw            | Yes       |                  |                |          | Chef and Ansible only (requires self-service onboarding)   |
++-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 |     AttachVolume            |           |                  |                | Yes      |     Any (uses OpenStack command)                           |
 +-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 |     Audit                   | Yes       |                  |                |          |     Any (requires self-service onboarding)                 |
 +-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 |     DistributeTrafficCheck  | Yes       |                  | Yes            | Yes      | Chef and Ansible only (requires self-service onboarding)   |
 +-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|     DownloadNESw            | Yes       |                  |                |          | Chef and Ansible only (requires self-service onboarding)   |
++-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 |     Evacuate                |           |                  |                | Yes      |     Any (uses OpenStack command)                           |
 +-----------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 |     GetConfig               | Yes       |                  |                |          |     Ansible                                                |
     request- id=c09ac7d1-de62-0016-2000-e63701125559 AND
     vnf-id=ctsf0007v", "code": 315``
 
+ActivateNESw
+---------------
+
+The ActivateNESw LCM action activates the target software version needed for a software upgrade.
+
+This command is executed using an Ansible playbook or Chef cookbook.
+
+Request Structure:
+
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Target URL**           | /restconf/operations/appc-provider-lcm:activate-n-e-sw     |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Action**               | ActivateNESw                                               |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Action-identifiers**   | vnf-id                                                     |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Payload Parameters**   | See below                                                  |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Revision History**     | New in Frankfurt                                           |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Request Payload Parameters:
+
++--------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Parameter**            |     **Description**                 |     **Required?**   |     **Example**                                                                               |
++==========================+=====================================+=====================+===============================================================================================+
+|  swVersionToBeActivated  |     The software to be activated    |     Yes             |     "payload":                                                                                |
+|                          |                                     |                     |     "{\"swVersionToBeActivated\": \"v2\"}"                                                    |
++--------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+ActivateNESw Response
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+**Success:** If the ActivateNESw runs successfully, it returns a success status code 400. The response payload contains the results of the activating.
+
+Response Payload Parameters:
+
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Parameter**   |     **Description**         |     **Required?**   |     **Example**                                                                                                              |
++=================+=============================+=====================+==============================================================================================================================+
+| result          |     Returns the result      |     Yes             |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     of the activate-n-e-sw. |                     |     "payload":                                                                                                               |
+|                 |     Indicates Success or    |                     |     "{\\"result\\": \\"Success\\"}”                                                                                          |
+|                 |     Failure.                |                     |                                                                                                                              |
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+                                                                                                                              |
+| reason          |     If not Success,         |                     |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     reason contains         |                     |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     explanation.            |                     |                                                                                                                              |
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+**Failure:** If an ActivateNESw fails to run, it returns a failure code 401 and the failure reason from the Ansible or Chef server in the response payload block.
+
 AttachVolume
 ------------
 
 **Failure:** A failed check returns a failure code 401 and the failure message from the Ansible or Chef server in the response payload block.
 
 
+DownloadNESw
+---------------
+
+The DownloadNESw LCM action downloads the target software needed for a software upgrade.
+
+This command is executed using an Ansible playbook or Chef cookbook.
+
+Request Structure:
+
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Target URL**           | /restconf/operations/appc-provider-lcm:download-n-e-sw     |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Action**               | DownloadNESw                                               |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Action-identifiers**   | vnf-id                                                     |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Payload Parameters**   | See below                                                  |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Revision History**     | New in Frankfurt                                           |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Request Payload Parameters:
+
++-----------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Parameter**         |     **Description**                 |     **Required?**   |     **Example**                                                                               |
++=======================+=====================================+=====================+===============================================================================================+
+| swToBeDownloaded      |     The software to be downloaded   |     Yes             |     "payload":                                                                                |
+|                       |                                     |                     |     "{\"swToBeDownloaded\": \"\\\\'[{\\\\\\\"swLocation\\\\\\\":                              |
+|                       |                                     |                     |      \\\\\\\"http://192.168.1.10:10080/ran_du_pkg1-v2.zip\\\\\\\"}]\\\\'\"}"                  |
++-----------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+DownloadNESw Response
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+**Success:** If the DownloadNESw runs successfully, it returns a success status code 400. The response payload contains the results of the downloading.
+
+Response Payload Parameters:
+
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Parameter**   |     **Description**         |     **Required?**   |     **Example**                                                                                                              |
++=================+=============================+=====================+==============================================================================================================================+
+| result          |     Returns the result      |     Yes             |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     of the download-n-e-sw. |                     |     "payload":                                                                                                               |
+|                 |     Indicates Success or    |                     |     "{\\"result\\": \\"Success\\"}”                                                                                          |
+|                 |     Failure.                |                     |                                                                                                                              |
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+                                                                                                                              |
+| reason          |     If not Success,         |                     |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     reason contains         |                     |                                                                                                                              |
+|                 |     explanation.            |                     |                                                                                                                              |
++-----------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+**Failure:** If a DownloadNESw fails to run, it returns a failure code 401 and the failure reason from the Ansible or Chef server in the response payload block.
+
 
 Evacuate
 --------