Understanding Protocols and the OSI Network Model Getting a handle on the invisible part of your network—the protocols that are in use—can be of enormous value in helping you detect problems.

The OSI model defines protocols for how a network technically handles communications at the various functional layers. Starting with electrons and photons at the physical layer (Layer 1), the ...

If you have anything to do with networked AV and you're not well-versed in the OSI model, we've got you covered. You will learn the fundamental ideas around getting data from host A to host B over a ...

A lot of the network administrators I’ve met have never had to think much about Physical Layer networking. Many weren’t classically educated in electrical engineering and have learned about ...

OSI model describes the main data handoffs in a network. Description The Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) is an important concept in telecommunications in that it provides a common ...

The Data Link Layer is one of my favorite layers of the OSI Model. Like a father who loves ALL of his children equally, but in different ways, I also love the other layers, but Layer 2 will always ...

The OSI model is supported by the majority of major network and computer vendors, large commercial entities, and governments. This makes it very attractive as the model for locking down the devices ...

Open System Interconnection, a layered model for network transport and applications. For instance, the seventh layer in the OSI model—the Application layer—defines program to program communication, or ...

Software defined networks are, of course, already well-established, but there the target is really only the first three layers of the famous OSI 7-Layer network mode l – the physical, data-link and ...

It also provides the basic scheme for creating and implementation of network devices. This paper explains the 2 popular reference models: OSI reference model and TCP/IP model, by comparing the ...