Table of Contents
1Scope
2Definitions
3Notation
4IntroductiontoOpenSystemsInterconnection(OSI)
4.1Definitions
4.2OpenSystemInterconnectionEnvironment
4.3ModellingtheOSIEnvironment
5Conceptsofalayeredarchitecture
5.1Introduction
5.2Principlesoflayering
5.3Communicationbetweenpeer-entities
5.4Identifiers
5.5Propertiesofservice-access-points
5.6Data-units
5.7Thenatureofthe(N)-service
5.8Elementsoflayeroperation
5.9Routing
5.10QualityOfService(QOS)
6IntroductiontothespecificOSIlayers
6.1Specificlayers
6.2Theprinciplesusedtodeterminethesevenlayers
intheReferenceModel
6.3Layerdescriptions
6.4Combinationsofconnection-modeand
connectionless-mode
6.5ConfigurationsofOSIOpenSystems
7DetaileddescriptionoftheresultingOSIarchitecture
7.1ApplicationLayer
7.2PresentationLayer
7.3SessionLayer
7.4TransportLayer
7.5NetworkLayer
7.6DataLinkLayer
7.7PhysicalLayer
8ManagementaspectsofOSI
8.1Definitions
8.2Introduction
8.3Categoriesofmanagementactivities
8.4Principlesforpositioningmanagementfunctions
9ComplianceandConsistencywiththisreferencemodel
9.1Definitions
9.2Applicationofconsistencyandcompliancerequirements
AnnexA-Briefexplanationofhowthelayerswerechosen
AnnexB-Alphabeticalindextodefinitions Abstract
Provides a common basis for the coordination of standards development for the purpose of systems interconnection, while allowing existing standards to be placed into perspective within the overall reference model. It also identifies areas for developing and improving standards and provides a common reference for maintaining consistency among all related standards.
