+OSM MON Module
+****************
+
+MON is a monitoring module for OSM. This module leverages the monitoring
+tool of the supported VIMs through MON's native plugin to send and receive
+metrics and alarms for a VNF.
+
+Components
+**********
+
+MON module has the following components:
+
+ - MON Core, which includes Message Bus and Models
+ - Plugin drivers for various VIMs
+
+The MON module communication is classified as
+
+ - External to MON(requests to MON from SO)
+ - Internal to MON(responses to MON from plugins)
+
+Supported Plugins
+******************
+
+Supported VIMs are OpenStack, VMWare, AWS for now.MON can send/receive metrics
+and alarms from the following plugins in this release.
+
+ - Gnocchi, Aodh (OpenStack)
+ - vrOps (VMWare)
+ - CloudWatch (AWS)
+
+Developers
+**********
+
+ - Prithiv Mohan, Intel Research and Development Ltd, Ireland
+ - Helena McGough, Intel Research and Development Ltd, Ireland
+ - Sachin Bhangare, VMWare, India
+ - Wajeeha Hamid, XFlow Research, Pakistan
+
+Maintainers
+***********
+
+ - Adrian Hoban, Intel Research and Development Ltd, Ireland
+
+Contributions
+*************
+
+For information on how to contribute to OSM MON module, please get in touch with
+the developer or the maintainer.
+
+Any new code must follow the development guidelines detailed in the Dev Guidelines
+in the OSM Wiki and pass all tests.
+
+Dev Guidelines can be found at:
+
+ [https://osm.etsi.org/wikipub/index.php/Workflow_with_OSM_tools]