ADS is a service that runs on top of the JAVA stack. The ABAP stack communicate with it on a low level via messaging (SOAP). Therefore, ADS requires a JAVA stack.
However, this is NOT a bad thing. Typically, because:
(1) ADS requires high system and OS resources, you will run it standalone
(2) Running on a separate server (or distributed server) allows you to upgrade ADS/Java stack independently of your other servers if need be
(3) allows for high volume and batch printing/access
Sooooo...you can install a NW AS Java stack by itself and run ADS from there. Once registered in your SLD, your ABAP server can "find" ADS.
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