Contents

Computer Networks and Protocol

The OSI Reference Model

By Brandon Bielstein
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  • 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1 History of the Concept
  • 2. THE OSI REFERENCE MODEL
    • 2.1 OSI Layer 1: The Physical Layer
    • 2.2 OSI Layer 2: The Data Link Layer
    • 2.3 OSI Layer 3: The Network Layer
    • 2.4 OSI Layer 4: The Transport Layer
    • 2.5 OSI Layer 5: The Session Layer
    • 2.6 OSI Layers 6 & 7: The Presentation & Application Layers
    • 2.7 Summary of the OSI Concept
  • 3. COMMON NETWORK HARDWARE & INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS
    • 3.1 Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
    • 3.2 Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11x)
    • 3.3 Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1)
  • 4. THE INTERNET PROTOCOL SUITE: A LESSON IN PROTOCOL STACKS
    • 4.1 Introduction to the Internet Protocol Suite
    • 4.2 The Internet Protocol Suite Link Layer
    • 4.3 The Internet Protocol Suite Internetwork Layer
    • 4.4 The Internet Protocol Suite Transport Layer
      • TCP
      • UDP
      • RTP
    • 4.5 The Internet Protocol Suite Application Layer
      • The Uniform Resource Locator Concept
      • HTTP
      • HTTPS
      • FTP
      • SSH
    • 4.6 Summary of the Internet Protocol Suite
  • 5. THE INTERNET: THE ULTIMATE NETWORK
  • 6. CONCLUSION
  • 7. SOURCES

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