Layer 1

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Communications Systems — Open Systems Interconnection reference model — Layer 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information on Layer 1

The Layer 1 is Layer 1 of the International Standards Organization's OSI reference model. The Layer 1 specifies the electrical connections between the transmission medium and the computing system. For example, the RS-232 specification belongs in Layer 1.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Layer 1 include: 
 
  • Data-link layer (Layer 2)
  • network layer (Layer 3)
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  • transport layer (Layer 4)
  • session layer (Layer 5)
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  • presentation layer (Layer 6)
  • application layer (Layer 7)

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