OSI and TCP/IP Models

The OSI and TCP/IP model is used to help the developer to design their system for interoperability. The OSI model has 7 layers while the TCP/IP model has a more summarized form of the OSI model only consisting 4 layers. This is important if you’re are trying to design a system to communicate with other systems.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• Cloudflare - What is the OSI model
• Geeksforgeeks - Layers of OSI model
• Geeksforgeeks - TCP/IP model
• TCP/IP and the OSI Model Explained!