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.. _section-introduction:

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Introduction
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Welcome to |RTI_TSS_TM|, a Future Airborne Capability Environment (|FACE_TM|)
Transport Services Segment (TSS) powered by *RTI* |CONNEXT|.

First time users of |RTI_TSS| should follow the steps and sections below to:

- :ref:`Install RTI Connext TSS <section-installation>`
- :ref:`Build RTI Connext TSS libraries <section-build>`


References
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- :ref:`Release Notes <section-release_notes>`. Features, changes, and known issues of this release.
- :ref:`Capabilities and Interfaces <section-architecture>`. Supported capabilities.
- :ref:`API Users Guide <section-api_reference>`.
- `API Reference Guide <file:../api/index.html>`_
- :ref:`Troubleshooting <section-troubleshooting>`. Technical support resources.



.. _section-Introduction-Paths:

Paths Mentioned in Documentation
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This documentation refers to:

- ``<RTITSSHOME>`` This refers to the installation directory for |TSS|.

  You may also see ``$RTITSSHOME`` on Linux or ``%RTITSSHOME%`` on Windows, which 
  refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

- ``<RTIMEHOME>`` This refers to the installation directory for |CONNEXT_MICRO|.

  You may also see ``$RTIMEHOME`` on Linux or ``%RTIMEHOME%`` on Windows, which 
  refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

- ``<NDDSHOME>`` This refers to the installation directory for |CONNEXT| *Professional*.

  You may also see ``$NDDSHOME`` on Linux or ``%NDDSHOME%`` on Windows, which 
  refer to an environment variable set to the installation path.

Whenever you see ``<RTITSSHOME>``, ``<RTIMEHOME>`` or ``<NDDSHOME>`` used
in a path, replace it with your installation path.