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[{$pagename}] ([OSI]) is an effort to standardize computer networking that was started in [1977|Year 1977] by the [International Organization for Standardization] ([ISO]), along with the [ITU-T]

([OSI-Model]) is a conceptual model that characterizes and standardizes the communication functions of a telecommunication or computing system without regard to their underlying internal structure and technology. 

[{$pagename}] goal is the interoperability of diverse communication systems with standard [protocols]. The model partitions a communication system into abstraction layers. The original version of the model defined seven layers.

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