Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model (August 1981) ISO Second Draft Proposal (DP) 7498.

Abstract

The Reference Model was developed to establish a framework for the coordination of existing and future standards developed to facilitate the interconnection of information systems. The model does not specify services and protocols for interconnection. It sis designed to be the common basis for the planning and coordination of consistent standard protocols and families of protocols in a hierarchical manner. Implementation of standards development in consonance with the Model should allow the exchange of information among terminal devices, computers, people, application processes, etc., that are 'open' to each other by virtue of their mutual use of applicable standards. The Reference Model has a hierarchical organization of 7 architectual layers, based on the transfer of data by telecommunication means.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107644

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Data Processing
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • International Organizations
  • Layers
  • Networks
  • Standards
  • Systems Management
  • Transport Protocols
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.