1. This agreed document was developed by the NATO Open Systems Working Group (NOSWG) under the authority of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board (NC3B). It was noted by the NATO C3 Board (AC/322-N(2011)0021-REV2-AS1 Dated 26 Apr 2011) making the Volume 2 standards and profiles mandatory for use in NATO common funded systems, and made available to the general public as a replacement for ADatP-34(D).

2. Volume 2 of the NISP focuses on interoperability standards and prfoiles 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 CCEB Chapter 4 is only applicable to the CCEB Nations when taking part in NATO lead operations.