1. 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.

2. 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.