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Lecture 3 – Overview of OSI Layered
Model
Introduction to OSI Model
It works like this: A host will receive a frame and look in the
LLC header to find out where the packet is destined for—say,
the IP protocol at the Network layer.
Network Layer
The bottom two layers allow the communication
partners to communicate only if they are on the
same segment.
If we were to have all the computers in the world
on a single segment, there would be no Internet.
Either there would be far too many broadcasts,
or the time for a single node to communicate
with another via a token would be ridiculously
slow.
Network Layer
The function of the Network layer is to identify
a remote network and deliver the data to it.
This allows us to have segmentation.
The Network layer enables us to send data to
any computer in the world, as long as there is
a network connection.
The device that allows us to accomplish this
spectacular feat is the router, sometimes
referred to as a Layer 3 device.
Network Layer
The Network layer formats the message into
pieces, each called a data packets, and adds
a customized header containing the ip
destination and source address.