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+.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
+.. Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix
+
+Developer Guide
+===============
+
+This document provides a quickstart for developers of the RAN Slice Assurance use case.
+
+Additional developer guides are available on the `O-RAN SC NONRTRIC Developer wiki <https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/RICNR/Release+E>`_.
+
+RAN Slice Assurance usecase
+---------------------------
+
+See the page in Wiki: `O-DU Slice Assurance usecase <https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/RICNR/O-DU+Slice+Assurance+usecase>`_.
+
+
+Kubernetes deployment
+=====================
+
+Non-RT RIC can be also deployed in a Kubernetes cluster, `it/dep repository <https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/admin/repos/it/dep>`_.
+hosts deployment and integration artifacts. Instructions and helm charts to deploy the Non-RT-RIC functions in the
+OSC NONRTRIC integrated test environment can be found in the *./nonrtric* directory.
+
+For more information on installation of NonRT-RIC in Kubernetes, see `Deploy NONRTRIC in Kubernetes <https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/RICNR/Deploy+NONRTRIC+in+Kubernetes>`_.
+
+For more information see `Integration and Testing documentation on the O-RAN-SC wiki <https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-it-dep/en/latest/index.html>`_.
+