OSI MODEL TCP/IP Layer

Application
Provides programs with access to Telnet

Application Layer
network services.
FTP
HTTP
Handles data representation to the
PDU – Data

applications and data conversions, ensures SMTP

Presentation that data is readable by the receiving
DHCP
PDU - Segment

system, and handles encryption/decryption.

TFTP
Establishes, maintains, and DNS
PDU - Packet

Session coordinates communication

SNMP
between applications.
PDU - Frame

Transport
Ensures delivery of data, breaks data into
segments, handles sequencing and TCP
Transport acknowledgements, and provides flow
control.
UDP

IP

Internet
Handles packed routing, logical
addressing, and access control through
Network packet inspection. A router is a Network ICMP
layer device.
ARP Router

Provides physical device addressing,

Network Interface
device-to-device delivery of frames, media
Data Link access control, and MAC addresses. NICs
and Switches are Data Link layer devices.
Switch
Manages hardware connections, handles
sending and receiving binary signals, and
Physical handles encoding of bits; components
include network media, connectors, Hub
repeaters, and hubs.