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Open Systems Interconnection

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  • © 1988
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Authors:
  1. Peter Boait
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  2. Geoff Neville
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  3. Ruth Norris
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  4. Michael Pickman
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  5. John Walmsley
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Editors:
  1. Mark Tolhurst
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About this book

Written by a team of software engineers at Admiral Computing Group, this book will appeal both to students of computer systems and to practising engineers. It provides a comprehensive overview of the OSI model and its layers.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 1-12

  3. Philosophy of Layered Architectures

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 13-25

  4. The OSI Model

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 26-46

  5. Physical Layer — Layer 1

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 47-61

  6. Data Link Layer — Layer 2

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 62-89

  7. Network Layer — Layer 3

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 90-114

  8. Transport Layer — Layer 4

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 115-135

  9. Session Layer — Layer 5

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 136-159

  10. Presentation Layer — Layer 6

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 160-178

  11. Application Layer — Layer 7

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 179-198

  12. Applications of OSI

    • Peter Boait, Geoff Neville, Ruth Norris, Michael Pickman, Mark Tolhurst, John Walmsley
    Pages 199-210

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 211-224
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