March 2026
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
15h 45m
English
Before examining how wired networks evolved into wireless networks, it’s important to have a fundamental grasp of basic networking. The logical place to start is the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Initially proposed in 1984, the OSI Reference Model was the industry’s response to the issues created by proprietary data networking and equipment development at the dawn of the networking era. These proprietary methods included unique communication protocols, connection interfaces, and procedures for data storage and retrieval, to name a few. In some cases, vendors did this because much of the development in this area was new. But many insisted on going their own ...
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