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osi7layermodel
OSI
OSI7LAYERMODEL
TheOSI,orOpenSystemInterconnection,modeldefinesanetworkingframeworkforimplementingprotocolsinsevenlayers.
Controlispassedfromonelayertothenext,startingattheapplicationlayerinonestation,proceedingtothebottomlayer,overthe
channeltothenextstationandbackupthehierarchy.
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Application(Layer7)Thislayersupportsapplicationandenduserprocesses.Communicationpartnersareidentified,qualityof
serviceisidentified,userauthenticationandprivacyareconsidered,andanyconstraintsondatasyntaxareidentified.Everythingat
thislayerisapplicationspecific.Thislayerprovidesapplicationservicesforfiletransfers,email,andothernetworksoftware
services.
Presentation(Layer6)Thislayerprovidesindependencefromdifferencesindatarepresentation(e.g.,encryption)bytranslating
fromapplicationtonetworkformat,andviceversa.Thislayerformatsandencryptsdatatobesentacrossanetwork,providing
freedomfromcompatibilityproblems.Itissometimescalledthesyntaxlayer.
Session(Layer5)Thislayerestablishes,managesandterminatesconnectionsbetweenapplications.Thesessionlayersetsup,
coordinates,andterminatesconversations,exchanges,anddialoguesbetweentheapplicationsateachend.Itdealswithsession
andconnectioncoordination.
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Transport(Layer4)Thislayerprovidestransparenttransferofdatabetweenendsystems,orhosts,andisresponsibleforendto
enderrorrecoveryandflowcontrol.Itensurescompletedatatransfer.
Network(Layer3)Thislayerprovidesswitchingandroutingtechnologies,creatinglogicalpaths,knownasvirtualcircuits,for
transmittingdatafromnodetonode.Routingandforwardingarefunctionsofthislayer,aswellasaddressing,internetworking,error
handling,congestioncontrolandpacketsequencing.
DataLink(Layer2)Atthislayer,datapacketsareencodedanddecodedintobits.Itfurnishestransmissionprotocolknowledgeand
managementandhandleserrorsinthephysicallayer,flowcontrolandframesynchronization.Thedatalinklayerisdividedintotwo
sublayers:TheMediaAccessControl(MAC)layerandtheLogicalLinkControl(LLC)layer.TheMACsublayercontrolshowa
computeronthenetworkgainsaccesstothedataandpermissiontotransmitit.TheLLClayercontrolsframesynchronization,flow
controlanderrorchecking.
Physical(Layer1)Thislayerconveysthebitstreamelectricalimpulse,lightorradiosignalthroughthenetworkattheelectrical
andmechanicallevel.Itprovidesthehardwaremeansofsendingandreceivingdataonacarrier,includingdefiningcables,cards
andphysicalaspects.
OSILayerModelforconcentrators
Hubs/RepeatersarefoundinthePhysicalLayer
Switches/Bridges/WirelessAccessPointarefoundintheDataLinkLayer
MultilayerSwitcharefoundinboththeDataLinkLayerandNetworkLayer
RoutersarefoundintheNetworkLayer
GatewayarefoundinAll7oftheOSILayers
BrouterarefoundinboththeDataLinkandNetworkLayer
OSIOSI7LayerModel
7.ApplicationLayerDHCP,DNS,FTP,HTTP,IMAP4,NNTP,POP3,SMTP,
SNMP,SSH,TELNETandNTPmore)
6.PresentationlayerSSL,WEP,WPA,Kerberos,
5.SessionlayerLogicalPorts21,22,23,80etc
4.TransportTCP,SPXandUDPmore)
3.NetworkIPv4,IPV6,IPX,OSPF,ICMP,IGMPandARPMP
2.DataLink802.11(WLAN),WiFi,WiMAX,ATM,Ethernet,TokenRing,Frame
Relay,PPTP,L2TPandISDNore)
1.PhysicalHubs,Repeaters,Cables,OpticalFiber,SONET/SDN,CoaxialCable,
TwistedPairCableandConnectors(more)
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