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+This sumodule contains the MANO subsystem from RIFT.ware. The following
+section describes the directory structure of the MANO subsystem:
+
+common: contains code shared by mission-control and launchpad
+examples: contains a ping/pong NS example
+models: contains YANG based information models
+rwlaunchpad: contains software for RIFT.ware launchpad
+rwmc: contains software RIFT.ware mission control
+rwcm: conatins software for RIFT.ware configuration manager