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+======
+GENIUS
+======
+
+Overview
+========
+
+Genius project provides Generic Network Interfaces, Utilities & Services. Any
+ODL application can use these to achieve interference-free co-existence with
+other applications using Genius. OpendayLight Neon Genius provides following
+modules --
+
+* **Interface (logical port) Manager** allows bindings/registration of
+ multiple services to logical ports/interfaces
+* **Overlay Tunnel Manager** creates and maintains overlay tunnels between
+ configured tunnel endpoints
+* **Aliveness Monitor** provides tunnel/nexthop aliveness monitoring services
+* **ID Manager** generates cluster-wide persistent unique integer IDs
+* **MD-SAL Utils** provides common generic APIs for interaction with MD-SAL
+* **Resource Manager** provides a resource sharing framework for applications
+ sharing common resources e.g. table-ids, group-ids etc.
+* **FCAPS Application** generates various alarms and counters for the different
+ genius modules
+* **FCAPS Framework** module collectively fetches all data generated by fcaps
+ application. Any underlying infrastructure can subscribe for its events to
+ have a generic overview of the various alarms and counters
+
+Behavior Changes
+================
+
+* N/A
+
+New and Modified Features
+=========================
+
+* https://jira.opendaylight.org/projects/GENIUS/versions/11444
+
+Deprecated Features
+===================
+
+* N/A
+
+Resolved Issues
+===============
+
+* https://jira.opendaylight.org/browse/GENIUS-2?jql=project%20%3D%20GENIUS%20AND%20status%20in%20(Resolved%2C%20Verified)%20ORDER%20BY%20priority%20DESC%2C%20updated%20DESC
+
+Known Issues
+============
+
+* https://jira.opendaylight.org/browse/GENIUS-55?jql=project%20%3D%20GENIUS%20AND%20status%20%3D%20Open%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20priority%20DESC%2C%20updated%20DESC
+