OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION REFERENCE MODEL

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The Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI reference model) is a seven-layered set of protocols specified by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for transmitting data from one terminal to another.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Open Systems Interconnection reference model include: 
 
  • physical layer (Layer 1)
  • 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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