The OSI model (minus the physical medium) is showed below. The model is called the OSI (Open Sytems Interconnection) reference model because it deals with connecting open systems—that is, systems that are open for communication with other systems.
Note that the OSI model itself is not a network architecture because it does not specify the exact services and protocols to used in each layer. It just tells what each layer should do. The OSI model has seven layers and each layer is to be discussed below.
The Physical Layer
The physical layer is concerned with transmitting raw bits over a communication channel. The design issues have to do with making sure that when one side sends a 1 bit it received by the other side as a 1 bit, not as a 0 bit. Typical questions here are what electrical