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- V1 - Introduction and Management
- V2 - Near Term
- V3 - Mid to Far term
- V4 - Interoperability Profile Guidance
- V5 - NISP Design Rules
- V6 - NISP - Annexes
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3.4. NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles Application to Architectures
50. The NATO Interoperability Directive (NID) defines what types of architectures are to be developed within NATO: namely Baseline Architectecture (BA), Target Architecture (TA), Reference Architecture (RA), and Overarching Architecture (OA). These architecture types can be related to the NISP Volumes 2, 3 and 4 as follows:
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Volume 2 contains the standards mostly applicable to the TA's and BA's;
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Volume 3 contains the standards mostly applicable to the RA's;
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Volume 4 contains the standards mostly applicable to the OA.
51. In particular the relationship with the Overarching Architecture is of a reciprocal nature. The OA also provides inputs to the NISP by identifying the technology areas that in the future will require standards. The OA also provides guidance on the coherence of standards by indicating in which timeframe certain standards and profiles are required.
52. The work on RA's and TA's will benefit from the NISP by selecting coherent sets of standards for solution patterns.