The ISO reference model entities

Author

Modiri, Nasser

Volume

5

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

24

Lastpage

33

Abstract

The functionalities and presently defined entities at the different levels of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model are discussed. An overview of standards activity by the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the International Consultative Committee for Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT) is given. The ISO reference model and layer functions are described. Standards for the different layers are examined. Network security and naming and addressing issues, which were not covered by the basic reference model and earlier standards activities, are addressed. Two private-sector examples of OSI networks, the Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP) and the Technical Office Protocol (TOP), are considered.<>

Keywords

computer networks; open systems; protocols; standards; CCITT; IEEE; ISO reference model; MAP protocol; Manufacturing Automation Protocol; OSI; Open Systems Interconnection; TOP protocol; Technical Office Protocol; addressing issues; computer communication; layer functions; naming issues; network security; standards; Communication standards; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer network management; Computer networks; ISO standards; Open systems; Protocols; Standards development; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication standards;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.93182

Filename

93182