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# Navigating CORD
+## Assembled in Layers
+
+A given instance of CORD is constructed from a set of disaggregated
+components. This assembly is done according to the general pattern
+shown in the following conceptual diagram.
+
+
+
+The three layers are:
+
+* **Platform:** The bottom-most layer consists of ONOS, XOS,
+ Kafka, and collection of Logging and Monitoring micro-services,
+ all running on a Kubernetes foundation (not shown). This is the
+ starting point for all configurations of CORD.
+
+* **Profile:** The middle layer typically consists of a set of
+ services (e.g., access services, VNFs, other cloud services). These
+ components run on the underlying platform, and includes both
+ abstract services on-boarded into XOS and SDN control apps running
+ on ONOS.
+
+* **Workflows:** The top-most layer consists of one or more
+ workflows, each of which defines the business logic and state
+ machine for one of the access technologies included in the
+ profile. A workflow augments/parameterizes a profile for the target
+ deployment environment; it's not a software layer, per se.
+
+The diagram also shows a hardware bill-of-materials, which must be
+defined for a given POD.
+
+## Operationalized in Stages
+
Understanding the relationship between installing, operating, and developing
CORD—and the corresponding toolsets and specification files used by
each stage—is helpful in navigating CORD.
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# CORD Guide
-This is a curated set of guides that describe how to install, operate, test,
-and develop [CORD](https://opencord.org).
+This is a curated set of documents that describe how to install, operate, test,
+and develop [CORD](https://www.opennetworking.org/cord/).
+The material is organized in two parts:
+
+* *Guides:* Outlines the process of installing, operating, testing and
+ developing for CORD as a whole.
+
+* *References:* Definitions and specifications about individual
+ components that make up CORD.
CORD is a community-based open source project. In addition to this guide, you
can find information about this community, its projects, and its governance on
@@ -9,9 +16,9 @@
and design notes that have shaped [CORD's
architecture](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Documentation).
-## Navigating the Guide
+## Navigating the Guides
-The guide is organized around the major stages in the lifecycle of CORD:
+The guides are organized around the major stages in the lifecycle of CORD:
* [Installation](README.md): Installing (and later upgrading) CORD.
* [Operations](operating_cord/operating_cord.md): Operating an already
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These are all fairly obvious. What's less obvious is the relationship among
these stages, which is helpful in [Navigating CORD](navigate.md).
-## Making Changes to the Guide
+## Navigating the References
+
+CORD is built from components and the aggregation of components into a
+coherent solution. The References are organized accordingly:
+
+* [Profile Reference](profiles/intro.md): Installation and
+ configuation details for specific solutions built using CORD
+ components.
+* [Service Reference](operating_cord/services.md): Configuration
+ (TOSCA) and modeling (xproto) definitions for individual CORD
+ components.
+* [Helm Refernce](charts/helm.md): Helm charts used to install
+ individual CORD components.
+
+For more information on the relationship between Profiles and
+Services, see [Navigating CORD](navigate.md).
+
+## Making Changes to this Document
The [http://guide.opencord.org](http://guide.opencord.org) website is built
using the [GitBook Toolchain](https://toolchain.gitbook.com/), with the
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# Quick Start
This section walks you through an example installation sequence on two
-different platforms. If you'd prefer to understand the installation
-process in more depth, including the full range of deployment options,
-you might start with the [Installation Guide](README.md) instead.
+different Unix-based platforms. This is just a surface introduction to
+CORD. If you'd prefer to understand the installation process in more
+depth, including the full range of deployment options, you should
+start with the [Installation Guide](README.md) instead.
-This Quick Start describes how to install the R-CORD profile, plus a
-`SimpleExampleService`, on a single machine. Once you complete these
-steps, you might be interested in jumping ahead to the
+This Quick Start describes how to install a subset of the CORD
+platform, plus a `SimpleExampleService`, on a single machine. Once you
+complete these steps, you might be interested in jumping ahead to the
[SimpleExampleService Tutorial](simpleexampleservice/simple-example-service.md)
to learn more about the make-up of a CORD service. Another option
would be to explore CORD's [operational interfaces](operating_cord/general.md).
