Layered Communications Architectures

This page will eventually anchor a series of presentations providing an introduction to data communications from a layered architecture point of view.

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Name of Layer

Implementations

7

Application

6

Presentation

LU 2

LU 6.2

5

Session

SNA DFC

4

Transport

L4 Prot.

SNA TC

UDP

TCP

TP 0-4

3

Network Layer

X.25

SNA PC

IP

CLNS

2

Data Link Layer

HDLC

SDLC

LLC

Frame-relay

Ethernet

Token-Ring

ATM

1

Physical Layer

Serial

Bus

Ring

Wireless

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