- Introduction
- Layers and Functions
- Physical layer converts raw data into electrical/optical signals
- Data link layer adds headers and trailers to network packets
- Network layer handles logical addressing and packet routing
- Transport layer provides connection-oriented (TCP) or connectionless (UDP) services
- Session layer manages connections and synchronizes data flows
- Presentation layer translates application data to network format
- Application layer handles user-computer interaction and network services
- TCP/IP Model
- Internet adopted TCP/IP model instead of OSI
- TCP/IP has four layers: Link, Internet, Transport, Application
- Merges physical and data link layers into Link layer
- Merges session, presentation, and application layers into Application layer