2006-07-13 13:58:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
To go beyond the previous answer...
The information in the OSI protocol stack helps developers of applciations and equipment to build equipment that is interoperable. That simply means that equipment from different manufacturers will operate together.
For aplicaions like distributed object processing a fundamental knowledge is necessary because at a certain level you, or the programmer, is actually developing and filling in the information for the packets that are sent.
2006-07-13 15:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by wizzie b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The OSI Model is a theoretical 7 layer model for networks. The TCP/IP standard is a 4 layer model that is real, not theoretical, since the TCP/IP standards are actually implemented - they are what the Internet uses. (TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol and IP stands for Internet Protocol.)
The Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI Model or OSI Reference Model for short) is a layered abstract description for communications and computer network protocol design, developed as part of the Open Systems Interconnection initiative. It is also called the OSI seven layer model.
The link below shows both the 7 layer OSI model and the 4 layer TCP/IP model.
2006-07-13 21:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by DadOnline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋