Equipment Description
OSI model | The model divides the functions of a protocol into a series of layers known as a |
| ’protocol stack’ (e.g., TCP/IP stack). Lower layers are implemented in hardware, |
| while higher layers are used in software. Each of the layers is a transport platform |
| for the next higher level and relies on the next lower level . |
| The following image is a graphic representation of the OSI layers: |
| Data |
| Data |
| Data |
Layers | Data |
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Host | Segments |
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| Packets |
Layers | Frames |
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Media | Bits |
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Layer
Application
Network Process to Application
Presentation
Data Representation and Encryption
Session
Interhost Communication
Transport
Network
Path Determination and IP
Data Link
MAC and LLC
Physical
Media, Signal, and Binary Transmission
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