diff --git a/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/olt-states.block b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/olt-states.block
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+blockdiag {
+
+  // States
+  N1 [label = Not-exist, shape = beginpoint];
+  N2 [label = Not-exist, shape = beginpoint];
+  Discovered [shape = ellipse];
+  Pre-provisioned [shape = ellipse];
+  Activating [shape = ellipse];
+  Active [shape = ellipse, color = "#80ff80"];
+  Failed [shape = ellipse, color = "#ff8080"];
+  TBD [shape = ellipse, stacked];
+
+  // Transients
+  N1 -> Pre-provisioned;
+  N2 -> Discovered;
+  Pre-provisioned -> Activating;
+  Discovered -> Activating;
+  Activating -> Active;
+  Activating -> Failed [folded];
+  Active -> Failed [folded];
+
+}
diff --git a/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/olt-states.svg b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/olt-states.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f265f68
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+++ b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/olt-states.svg
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
+<svg viewBox="0 0 832 360" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:inkspace="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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+    <filter height="1.504" id="filter_blur" inkspace:collect="always" width="1.1575" x="-0.07875" y="-0.252">
+      <feGaussianBlur id="feGaussianBlur3780" inkspace:collect="always" stdDeviation="4.2" />
+    </filter>
+  </defs>
+  <title>blockdiag</title>
+  <desc>blockdiag {
+
+  // States
+  N1 [label = Not-exist, shape = beginpoint];
+  N2 [label = Not-exist, shape = beginpoint];
+  Discovered [shape = ellipse];
+  Pre-provisioned [shape = ellipse];
+  Activating [shape = ellipse];
+  Active [shape = ellipse, color = "#80ff80"];
+  Failed [shape = ellipse, color = "#ff8080"];
+  TBD [shape = ellipse, stacked];
+
+  // Transients
+  N1 -&gt; Pre-provisioned;
+  N2 -&gt; Discovered;
+  Pre-provisioned -&gt; Activating;
+  Discovered -&gt; Activating;
+  Activating -&gt; Active;
+  Activating -&gt; Failed [folded];
+  Active -&gt; Failed [folded];
+
+}
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+  <text fill="rgb(0,0,0)" font-family="sans-serif" font-size="11" font-style="normal" font-weight="normal" text-anchor="middle" textLength="50" x="512" y="66">Activating</text>
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+  <text fill="rgb(0,0,0)" font-family="sans-serif" font-size="11" font-style="normal" font-weight="normal" text-anchor="middle" textLength="32" x="704" y="65">Active</text>
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diff --git a/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.block b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.block
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95195e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.block
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+blockdiag {
+
+    //orientation = portrait;
+
+    // Blocks used
+    SDN [label = "SDN\nController", width = 64];
+    M [label = "PON\nManager", width = 64];
+    V [label = "Voltha\nCore & NBI", width = 74];
+    A [label = "OLT\nAdapter", width = 64];
+    A2 [label = "ONU\nAdapter", width = 64];
+    U [label = "Upstream\nNetwork", width = 64];
+    L2 [label = "L2 Aggr.", width = 64, shape = cloud];
+    OL [label = OLT, width = 64];
+    ON [label = ONU, width = 64];
+    R [label = RG, width = 64];
+
+    U <-> L2 [label = Pd];
+    L2 <-> OL [label = Pu];
+    OL <-> ON;
+    ON <-> R [label = Pr];
+    M <-> V [label = Pv, folded];
+    M <-> SDN;
+    SDN <-> V [label = Pv, folded];
+    V <-> A [label = Pa];
+    V <-> A2;
+    A <-> L2 [label = Pc];
+
+    group {
+        label = "Voltha Deployed on Compute Cluster with Inband Access to OLTs"
+        SDN; M; V; A; A2; U; L2; OL; ON; R;
+        color = "#FFFFFF";
+        fontsize = 24;
+
+        group {
+            label = "Voltha";
+            color = "#AAAAFF"
+            V; A; A2;
+        }
+
+        group {
+            label = "PON Network";
+            OL; ON;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.svg b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af91109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manuals/user/old/pon-requirements/reference-inband.svg
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
+<svg viewBox="0 0 842 360" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:inkspace="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+  <defs id="defs_block">
+    <filter height="1.504" id="filter_blur" inkspace:collect="always" width="1.1575" x="-0.07875" y="-0.252">
+      <feGaussianBlur id="feGaussianBlur3780" inkspace:collect="always" stdDeviation="4.2" />
+    </filter>
+  </defs>
+  <title>blockdiag</title>
+  <desc>blockdiag {
+
+    //orientation = portrait;
+
+    // Blocks used
+    SDN [label = "SDN\nController", width = 64];
+    M [label = "PON\nManager", width = 64];
+    V [label = "Voltha\nCore &amp; NBI", width = 74];
+    A [label = "OLT\nAdapter", width = 64];
+    A2 [label = "ONU\nAdapter", width = 64];
+    U [label = "Upstream\nNetwork", width = 64];
+    L2 [label = "L2 Aggr.", width = 64, shape = cloud];
+    OL [label = OLT, width = 64];
+    ON [label = ONU, width = 64];
+    R [label = RG, width = 64];
+
+    U &lt;-&gt; L2 [label = Pd];
+    L2 &lt;-&gt; OL [label = Pu];
+    OL &lt;-&gt; ON;
+    ON &lt;-&gt; R [label = Pr];
+    M &lt;-&gt; V [label = Pv, folded];
+    M &lt;-&gt; SDN;
+    SDN &lt;-&gt; V [label = Pv, folded];
+    V &lt;-&gt; A [label = Pa];
+    V &lt;-&gt; A2;
+    A &lt;-&gt; L2 [label = Pc];
+
+    group {
+        label = "Voltha Deployed on Compute Cluster with Inband Access to OLTs"
+        SDN; M; V; A; A2; U; L2; OL; ON; R;
+        color = "#FFFFFF";
+        fontsize = 24;
+
+        group {
+            label = "Voltha";
+            color = "#AAAAFF"
+            V; A; A2;
+        }
+
+        group {
+            label = "PON Network";
+            OL; ON;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+</desc>
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+    OL [label = "OLT chip\n& firmware", width = 64];
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+    R [label = RG, width = 64];
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+    M <-> V;
+    M <-> SDN;
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+    V <-> A [label = Pa];
+    V <-> A2;
+    A <-> OL [label = Pc];
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+        color = "#FFFFFF";
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+        group {
+            label = "PON Network";
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+            group {
+                label = "Voltha";
+                color = "#AAAAFF"
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+  V &lt;-&gt; A2;
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