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Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model. Objectives. Explain the OSI reference model, which sets standards for LAN and WAN communications Discuss communication between OSI stacks when two computers are linked through a network Apply the OSI model to realistic networking situations.
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Objectives • Explain the OSI reference model, which sets standards for LAN and WAN communications • Discuss communication between OSI stacks when two computers are linked through a network • Apply the OSI model to realistic networking situations
OSI Reference Model • Foundation that brings continuity to LAN and WAN communications • Product of two standards organizations: • ISO • ANSI • Developed in 1974 • Set of communication guidelines for hardware and software design
OSI Guidelines Specify… • How network devices contact each other; how devices using different protocols communicate • How a network device knows when to transmit and not transmit data • How physical network network devices are arranged and connected
OSI Guidelines Specify… • Methods to ensure that network transmissions are received correctly • How network devices maintain a consistent rate of data flow • How electronic data is represented on network media
Bottom layers Support for physical connectivity, frame formation, encoding, and signal transmission Middle layers Establish and maintain a communication session between two network nodes Monitor for error conditions Uppermost layers Application/software support for encrypting data and assuring interpretation/presentation of data OSI Layers
Physical Layer Functions • Provides transfer medium (eg, cable) • Translates data into a transmission signal • Sends signal along the transfer medium • Includes physical layout of network • Monitors for transmission errors • Determines voltage levels for data signal transmissions and to synchronize transmissions • Determines signal type (eg, digital or analog)
Data Link Layer Functions • Constructs data frames • Creates CRC information; checks for errors • Retransmits data if there is an error • Initiates communications link; makes sure it is not interrupted (ensures node-to-node physical reliability) • Examines device addresses • Acknowledges receipt of a frame
Data Link Layer • Data link frame contains fields consisting of address and control information • Two important sublayers • Logical link control (LLC) • Media access control (MAC) • Connectionless service versus connection-oriented service
Network Layer Functions • Determines network path for routing packets • Helps reduce network congestion • Establishes virtual circuits • Routes packets to other networks, resequencing packet transmissions when needed • Translates between protocols
Transport Layer Functions • Ensures reliability of packet transmissions • Ensures data is sent and received in the same order • Sends acknowledgement when packet is received • Monitors for packet transmission errors and resends bad packets • Breaks large data units into smaller ones and reconstructs them at the receiving end for networks using different protocols
Session Layer Functions • Establishes and maintains communications link • Determines which node transmits at any point in time • Disconnects when communication session is over • Translates node addresses
Presentation Layer Functions • Translates data to a format the receiving node understands (eg, from EBCDIC to ASCII) • Performs data encryption • Performs data compression
Application Layer Functions • Enables sharing remote drivers and printers • Handles e-mail messages • Provides file transfer services • Provides file management services • Provides terminal emulation services
Communicating Between Stacks • OSI model provides standards for: • Communicating on a LAN • Communicating between LANs • Internetworking between LANs and WANs and between WANs and WANs