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    Abstract

    Carrier Ethernet and the New OSI


    Unconventional Wisdom
    Tom Nolle, Founder and President, CIMI Corporation

    A Webtorials Brief
    Published September 2008, Posted September 2008

    Abstract:

    Back in the mid-1970s, the organization then known as the CCITT (now the ITU-T)
    formulated a rather revolutionary thing called the "Basic Reference Model for Open Systems
    Interconnect," better known as the OSI model. This model created a seven-layer architecture
    that has been used ever since to describe network protocols and networks themselves.

    Despite the longevity of the references to the OSI model, the conception of the OSI model
    has changed over the years. Some "layers" have been added, and some don’t seem to be
    getting used very much. Most recently, there is talk about concepts like "virtual networks"
    and "abstract topologies" that don’t clearly relate to the old OSI concepts. To make matters
    worse, the Internet’s evolution, based on TCP/IP, never strictly followed the old OSI model at
    all. A reasonable person might ask whether people who talk about "Layer One" or "Layer
    Three" aren’t blowing kisses at an old friend instead of recognizing the relevance of the
    original OSI model.

    Are they? What is the real value of layered architectures today, the real role of layered
    protocols, and the relationship between protocols, services, networks, and users? We’re
    proposing to look at these questions here.

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