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. This document "Rationale for the Selection of NISP Services and Standards" is hereafter known as the Rationale Document (RD).

3. The RD states the process and a set of principles that has been used to govern the scope of technical standardization attempted under the NISP. NATO Common Funded (NCF) Systems will require the standardization of various aspects of Computer Information Systems (CIS) and their supporting Networking and Information Infrastructure (NII). These principles form the first stage of the standards selection rationale process. It is evolving to support the NNEC SOA.