1. This document has been developed and agreed (AC/322(SC/1-WG/4)N(2010)0002-AS1, 24 Mar 10) by the NATO Open Systems Working Group (NOSWG) under the authority of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board (NC3B). Under AC/322-N(2010)0038-AS1, the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board noted ADatP-34(D) and approved the standards and profiles in Volume 2 as mandatory for use in NATO common funded systems in accordance with the NATO networked C3 Interoperability Policy.

2. Volume 2 of the NISP focuses on interoperability standards and profiles in the near-term or a timeframe of 0 to 2 years into the future. This is the short-term step describing the state-of-the-art of NATO systems today and the framework for new systems actually under procurement or specification. For new systems, it describes the initial step towards the NII.

3. The Combined Communications Electronics Board (CCEB) nations will use NISP Volume 2 Chapter 3, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.4, Section 3.5 and Section 3.6 tables to publish the interoperability standards for the CCEB under the provisions of the NATO-CCEB List of Understandings (LoU) detailed in Volume 1 Annex A. For the non-NATO CCEB nations, only a subset of this volume is applicable. For the CCEB, Chapters 1 and 2, Chapter 3 Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 and Annex A of this volume are background information. Chapter 4 is only applicable to the non NATO CCEB Nations when taking part in NATO lead operations.