Chapter 2
Network Models
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2-1 LAYERED TASKS
We use the concept of layers in our daily life. As an
example, let us consider two friends who communicate
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through postal mail. The process of sending a letter to a
friend would be complex if there were no services
available from the post office.
Topics discussed in this section:
Sender, Receiver, and Carrier
Hierarchy
Figure 2.1 Tasks involved in sending a letter
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2-2 THE OSI MODEL
Established in 1947, the International Standards
Organization (ISO) is a multinational body dedicated to
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worldwide agreement on international standards. An ISO
standard that covers all aspects of network
communications is the Open Systems Interconnection
(OSI) model. It was first introduced in the late 1970s.
Topics discussed in this section:
Layered Architecture
Peer-to-Peer Processes
Encapsulation
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Note
ISO is the organization.
OSI is the model.
Figure 2.2 Seven layers of the OSI model
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Figure 2.3 The interaction between layers in the OSI model
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Figure 2.4 An exchange using the OSI model
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2-3 LAYERS IN THE OSI MODEL
In this section we briefly describe the functions of each
layer in the OSI model.
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Topics discussed in this section:
Physical Layer
Data Link Layer
Network Layer
Transport Layer
Session Layer
Presentation Layer
Application Layer
Figure 2.5 Physical layer
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Note
The physical layer is responsible for movements of
individual bits from one hop (node) to the next.
Convert the signal from analog to digital and vise versa
Figure 2.6 Data link layer
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Note
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The data link layer is responsible for moving
frames from one hop (node) to the next.
Framing
Error detection and correction
Flow control
MAC addressing
Hop to Hop delivery
Figure 2.7 Hop-to-hop delivery
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Figure 2.8 Network layer
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Note
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The network layer is responsible for the
delivery of individual packets from
the source host to the destination host.
Routing the data from the source to the destination through
routing protocols
IP addressing
Source to destination delivery
Figure 2.9 Source-to-destination delivery
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Figure 2.10 Transport layer
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Note
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The transport layer is responsible for the delivery
of a message from one process to another.
Connection oriented and connection less
TCP or UDP
Port addressing
Figure 2.11 Reliable process-to-process delivery of a message
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Figure 2.12 Session layer
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Note
The session layer is responsible for dialog
control and synchronization.
Figure 2.13 Presentation layer
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Note
The presentation layer is responsible for translation,
compression, and encryption.
Figure 2.14 Application layer
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Note
The application layer is responsible for
providing services to the user.
Figure 2.15 Summary of layers
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2-4 TCP/IP PROTOCOL SUITE
The layers in the TCP/IP protocol suite do not exactly
match those in the OSI model. The original TCP/IP
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protocol suite was defined as having four layers: host-to-
network, internet, transport, and application. However,
when TCP/IP is compared to OSI, we can say that the
TCP/IP protocol suite is made of five layers: physical,
data link, network, transport, and application.
Topics discussed in this section:
Physical and Data Link Layers
Network Layer
Transport Layer
Application Layer
Figure 2.16 TCP/IP and OSI model
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2-5 ADDRESSING
Four levels of addresses are used in an internet employing
the TCP/IP protocols: physical, logical, port, and specific.
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Topics discussed in this section:
Physical Addresses
Logical Addresses
Port Addresses
Specific Addresses
Figure 2.17 Addresses in TCP/IP
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Figure 2.18 Relationship of layers and addresses in TCP/IP
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Figure 2.19 Physical addresses
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IP and MAC addresses
[Link]
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A 6-byte (12 hexadecimal digits) physical address.
[Link]
A 4-byte logical address.
IP and MAC addresses
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Figure 2.20 IP addresses
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Example 2.4
Figure 2.21 shows two computers communicating via the
Internet. The sending computer is running three
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processes at this time with port addresses a, b, and c. The
receiving computer is running two processes at this time
with port addresses j and k. Process a in the sending
computer needs to communicate with process j in the
receiving computer. Note that although physical
addresses change from hop to hop, logical and port
addresses remain the same from the source to
destination.
Figure 2.21 Port addresses
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Note
The physical addresses will change from hop to hop,
but the logical addresses usually remain the same.
Port address
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A 16-bit port address represented
as one single number.
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Specific address
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