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 The OpenDaylight project is an open source platform for Software Defined
 Networking (SDN) that uses open protocols to provide centralized, programmatic
 
 The OpenDaylight project is an open source platform for Software Defined
 Networking (SDN) that uses open protocols to provide centralized, programmatic

-control and network device monitoring. Like many other SDN controllers,
-OpenDaylight supports OpenFlow, as well as offering ready-to-install network
-solutions as part of its platform.
+control and network device monitoring.

 
 Much as your operating system provides an interface for the devices that
 comprise your computer, OpenDaylight provides an interface that allows you to
 
 Much as your operating system provides an interface for the devices that
 comprise your computer, OpenDaylight provides an interface that allows you to

-connect network devices quickly and intelligently for optimal network
-performance.
-
-It’s extremely helpful to understand that setting up your networking environment
-with OpenDaylight is not a single software installation. While your first
-chronological step is to install OpenDaylight, you install additional
-functionality packaged as Karaf features to suit your specific needs.
-
-Before walking you through the initial OpenDaylight installation, this guide
-presents a fuller picture of OpenDaylight’s framework and functionality so you
-understand how to set up your networking environment. The guide then takes you
-through the installation process.
+control and manage network devices.

 
 What’s different about OpenDaylight
 ===================================
 
 
 What’s different about OpenDaylight
 ===================================
 

-Major distinctions of OpenDaylight’s SDN compared to traditional SDN options are
+Major distinctions of OpenDaylight’s SDN compared to other SDN options are

 the following:
 
 * A microservices architecture, in which a “microservice” is a particular
   protocol or service that a user wants to enable within their installation of
   the OpenDaylight controller, for example:
 
 the following:
 
 * A microservices architecture, in which a “microservice” is a particular
   protocol or service that a user wants to enable within their installation of
   the OpenDaylight controller, for example:
 

-  * A plugin that provides connectivity to devices via the OpenFlow or BGP
-    protocols
-  * An L2-Switch or a service such as Authentication, Authorization, and
-    Accounting (AAA).
-
-* Support for a wide and growing range of network protocols beyond OpenFlow,
-  including SNMP, NETCONF, OVSDB, BGP, PCEP, LISP, and more.
-* Support for developing new functionality comprised of additional networking
-  protocols and services.
-
-.. note:: A thorough understanding of the microservices architecture is
-   important for experienced network developers who want to create new solutions
-   in OpenDaylight. If you are new to networking and OpenDaylight, you most
-   likely won’t design solutions, but you should comprehend the microservices
-   concept to understand how OpenDaylight works and how it differs from other
-   SDN programs.
-
-What you’ll find in this guide
-==============================
-
-To set up your environment, you first install OpenDaylight followed by the
-Apache Karaf features that offer the functionality you require. The OpenDaylight
-Getting Started Guide covers feature descriptions, OpenDaylight installation
-procedures, and feature installation.
+  * A plugin that provides connectivity to devices via the OpenFlow protocols
+    (``openflowplugin``).
+  * A platform service such as Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
+    (AAA).
+  * A network service providing VM connectivity for OpenStack (netvirt).

 
 

+* Support for a wide and growing range of network protocols: OpenFlow, P4
+  BGP, PCEP, LISP, NETCONF, OVSDB, SNMP and more.

 
 

-The Getting Started Guide also includes other helpful information, with the
-following organization:
+* Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer (MD-SAL). Yang models play a key role
+  in OpenDaylight and are used for:

 
 

-#. An overview of OpenDaylight and common use models
-#. Who should use this guide?
-#. OpenDaylight concepts and tools
-#. Explanations of OpenDaylight Apache Karaf features and other features that
-   extend network functionality
-#. OpenDaylight system requirements and Release Notes
-#. OpenDaylight installation instructions
-#. Feature tables with installation names and compatibility notes
+  * Creating datastore schemata (tree based structure).
+  * Generating application REST API (RESTCONF).
+  * Automatic code generation (Java interfaces and Data Transfer Objects).