A tutorial on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking reference model plus tips on how to memorize the seven layers. The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model is a conceptual framework ...

First, and foremost, the OSI stack is just a theoretical reference model. There is no actual OSI software. It has been around since about 1980, and it is based upon recommendations from the ITU-T and ...

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This paper explains the 2 popular reference models: OSI reference model and TCP/IP model, by comparing the functionality of each layer in both models. Subscribe to the Developer Insider Newsletter ...

It’s important to understand that the TCP Reference Model doesn’t really concern itself with the OSI Model. With TCP traffic, the connections are established at the transport layer .