OSI Model Resources

OSI is a reference model for transmitting messages between two points in a network. The concept behind the model is that the process of transmitting the messages can be divided into layers, each with its own set of special, related functions. Understanding these layers and what components of your network function at which layers is important to network design and troubleshooting, which is why it is often used as the teaching model for all other protocols.

Where to Start: FAQ's, Overviews, and Online Tutorials

Internetworking Basics
Whitepaper from Cisco that focuses on the OSI model and summarizes addressing schemes within the context of the OSI model. Source Cisco.com

James Bond Meets the 7 layer OSI model
An attempt to simplify the OSI model layer functions in a way that most people could remember them.

OSI: The network layer
An overview of the OSI model from Cisco.

Understanding the OSI Reference Model
From MSI communications

In depth articles and whitepapers

Protocol Stacks in relationship to the OSI Model
Large reference table showing common protocol stacks in relation to the OSI reference model.

The OSI Model
Sample chapter of a networking book which provides a detailed look at the OSI Layers

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