!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([OSI]) is an effort to standardize computer networking that was started in [1977|Year 1977] by the [International Organization for Standardization] ([ISO]), along with the [ITU-T] ([OSI-Model]) is a conceptual model that characterizes and standardizes the communication functions of a telecommunication or computing system without regard to their underlying internal structure and technology. [{$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. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [OSI model|Wikipedia:OSI_model|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2015-05-18