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+
+===================
+Installation Guides
+===================
+
+This document describes how to install the RIC components deployed by scripts and Helm charts
+under the ric-plt/dep repository, including the dependencies and required system resources.
+
+.. contents::
+ :depth: 3
+ :local:
+
+Version history
+===============
+
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+| **Date** | **Ver.** | **Author** | **Comment** |
+| | | | |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+| 2020-02-29 | 0.1.0 |Abdulwahid W | |
+| | | | |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+
+
+Overview
+========
+
+This section explains the installation of Near Realtime RAN Intelligent Controller Platform only.
+
+Prerequisites
+=============
+
+Refer to the following links to set up the pre-requisites
+
+VM installation - https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-it-dep/en/latest/installation-guides.html#virtualbox-vms-as-installation-hosts
+
+k8s installation - https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-it-dep/en/latest/installation-guides.html#one-node-kubernetes-cluster
+
+
+Installing Near Realtime RIC in RIC Cluster
+===========================================
+
+After the Kubernetes cluster is installed, the next step is to install the (Near Realtime) RIC Platform.
+
+.. include:: ./installation-ric.rst