Network Standards and Models
Before delving into network standards, let's look at an analogy. Esperanto was developed in an attempt to create a language that people all over the world could learn with ease. Its proponents believed that it favored no one people or culture and had straightforward grammar and spelling. Network standards were developed with similar ideals in mind.
A network standard normalizes how different pieces of network equipment connect to each other, whereas a network model provides the guiding principles behind the development of these network standards. The most prevalent network model used today is the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model. This chapter presents an overview of standards and models, and Chapter 2, “Network ...
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