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OSI Reference Model Layer Summary
To assist you in quickly comparing
the layers of the OSI Reference Model, and understanding where they
are different and how they relate to each other, I have created the
summary chart shown in Table 18.
It shows each layer's name and number, describes its key responsibilities,
talks about what type of data is generally handled at each layer, and
also what the scope of each layer is in approximate terms. I also show
some of the more common protocols that are associated with each layer.
I will say here that standard
disclaimers apply. I don't want to repeat all of the caveats I
mentioned elsewhere in discussions of the OSI model, but know that they
apply here as well. Namely: the layers aren't always hard-fast, I haven't
listed every single protocol here, some may really fit into more than
one layer, and so on. In particular, note that many of the technologies
listed as being in the data link layer are there because that is the
layer where their primary functionality resides. In reality, most of
these technologies include components in other layers, especially the
physical layer.
Table 18: OSI Reference Model Layer Summary
Group
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#
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Layer
Name
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Key Responsibilities
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Data Type
Handled
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Scope
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Common
Protocols and Technologies
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Lower
Layers
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1
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Physical
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Encoding and
Signaling; Physical Data Transmission; Hardware Specifications; Topology
and Design
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Bits
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Electrical or
light signals sent between local devices
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(Physical layers
of most of the technologies listed for the data link layer)
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2
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Data
Link
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Logical
Link Control; Media Access Control; Data Framing; Addressing; Error
Detection and Handling; Defining Requirements of Physical Layer
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Frames
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Low-level
data messages between local devices
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IEEE
802.2 LLC, Ethernet Family; Token Ring; FDDI and CDDI; IEEE 802.11 (WLAN,
Wi-Fi); HomePNA; HomeRF; ATM; SLIP and PPP
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3
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Network
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Logical Addressing;
Routing; Datagram Encapsulation; Fragmentation and Reassembly; Error
Handling and Diagnostics
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Datagrams /
Packets
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Messages between
local or remote devices
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IP; IPv6; IP
NAT; IPsec; Mobile IP; ICMP; IPX; DLC; PLP; Routing protocols such as
RIP and BGP
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4
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Transport
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Process-Level
Addressing; Multiplexing/Demultiplexing; Connections; Segmentation and
Reassembly;
Acknowledgments and Retransmissions;
Flow Control
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Datagrams
/ Segments
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Communication
between software processes
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TCP
and UDP; SPX; NetBEUI/NBF
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Upper
Layers
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5
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Session
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Session Establishment,
Management and Termination
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Sessions
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Sessions between
local or remote devices
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NetBIOS, Sockets,
Named Pipes, RPC
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6
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Presentation
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Data
Translation; Compression and Encryption
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Encoded
User Data
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Application
data representations
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SSL;
Shells and Redirectors; MIME
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7
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Application
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User Application
Services
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User Data
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Application
data
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DNS; NFS; BOOTP;
DHCP; SNMP; RMON; FTP; TFTP; SMTP; POP3; IMAP; NNTP; HTTP; Telnet
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