1 Scope
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Definitions
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Notation
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Introduction to Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Open System Interconnection Environment
4.3 Modelling the OSI Environment
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Concepts of a layered architecture
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Principles of layering
5.3 Communication between peer-entities
5.4 Identifiers
5.5 Properties of service-access-points
5.6 Data-units
5.7 The nature of the (N)-service
5.8 Elements of layer operation
5.9 Routing
5.10 Quality Of Service (QOS)
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Introduction to the specific OSI layers
6.1 Specific layers
6.2 The principles used to determine the seven layers in the
Reference Model
6.3 Layer descriptions
6.4 Combinations of connection-mode and connectionless-mode
6.5 Configurations of OSI Open Systems
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Detailed description of the resulting OSI architecture
7.1 Application Layer
7.2 Presentation Layer
7.3 Session Layer
7.4 Transport Layer
7.5 Network Layer
7.6 Data Link Layer
7.7 Physical Layer
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Management aspects of OSI
8.1 Definitions
8.2 Introduction
8.3 Categories of management activities
8.4 Principles for positioning management functions
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Compliance and Consistency with this reference model
9.1 Definitions
9.2 Application of consistency and compliance requirements
Annex A – Brief explanation of
how the layers were chosen
Annex B – Alphabetical index to
definitions