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OSI Reference Model – Easy way to remember

In Bookmarks on November 27, 2006 at 11:24 am

 

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Application Layer: End user processes like file transfer, e-mail, network software services. E.g. Telnet, FTP

 

Presentation/Syntax Layer: Format, Encrypt data to send across network.

 

Session Layer: Establishes, manages and terminates connections between applications .

 

Transport Layer: End-to-end error recovery, flow control.

 

Network Layer: Switching, Routing, Addressing, internetworking, error handling, congestion control and packet sequencing.

 

Data Link Layer: Encoding, decoding data packets into bits.

Media Access Control Sub-layer: Data access/transmit permissions.

Logical Link Sub-layer: Frame synchronization, flow control, error checking.

 

Physical Layer: Conveys the bit stream (electrical, light, radio)

E.g. Ethernet, RS232, ATM

 

An easy way to remember : use the following quotes

“All People Seem To Need Data Processing”

“People Do Not Trust Sales People Always”

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