OSI Model: Spring 2022 Data Communication ITM 315
OSI Model: Spring 2022 Data Communication ITM 315
Spring 2022
Data Communication
ITM 315
Topics
• The OSI reference model
• Services in the OSI model
OSI Reference Model
• OSI Reference Model - internationally
standardised network architecture.
• OSI = Open Systems Interconnection: deals
with open systems, i.e. systems open for
communications with other systems.
• Specified in ISO 7498.
• Model has 7 layers.
7-Layer OSI Model
Layer 7 Application Layer • Layers 1-4 relate to
Layer 6 Presentation Layer communications technology.
• Layers 5-7 relate to user
Layer 5 Session Layer
applications.
Layer 4 Transport Layer
Physical Hardware
Services in the OSI Model
• In OSI model, each layer provide services to
layer above, and ‘consumes’ services provided
by layer below.
• Active elements in a layer called entities.
• Entities in same layer in different machines
called peer entities.
Layering Principles
N+1
PDU
N N
PDU PDU
PDU - Protocol Data Unit
SDU - Service Data Unit