Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Layered Approach

  • A reference model is a conceptual blueprint of how communications should take place.
  • It addresses all the processes required for effective communication and divides these processes into logical groupings called layers.
  • When a communication system is designed in this manner, it’s known as layered architecture.

The OSI Model

The OSI isn’t a physical model. Rather, it’s a set of guidelines that application developers can use to create and implement applications that run on a network.

It also provides a framework for creating and implementing networking standards, devices, and internetworking schemes.


The upper layers



The lower layers



The Layer Functions



Connection-Oriented Communication




Windowing



Network Layer Routing Table used in a router




Router in an internetwork



Data Link Layer

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