TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 History of the Concept

2. THE OSI REFERENCE MODEL
2.1 OSI Layer 1: The Physical Layer
2.2 OSI Layer 2: The Data Link Layer
2.3 OSI Layer 3: The Network Layer
2.4 OSI Layer 4: The Transport Layer
2.5 OSI Layer 5: The Session Layer
2.6 OSI Layers 6 & 7: The Presentation & Application Layers
2.7 Summary of the OSI Concept

3. COMMON NETWORK HARDWARE & INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS
3.1 Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
3.2 Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11x)
3.3 Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1)

4. THE INTERNET PROTOCOL SUITE: A LESSON IN PROTOCOL STACKS
4.1 Introduction to the Internet Protocol Suite
4.2 The Internet Protocol Suite Link Layer
4.3 The Internet Protocol Suite Internetwork Layer
4.4 The Internet Protocol Suite Transport Layer
TCP
UDP
RTP
4.5 The Internet Protocol Suite Application Layer
The Uniform Resource Locator Concept
HTTP
HTTPS
FTP
SSH
4.6 Summary of the Internet Protocol Suite

5. THE INTERNET: THE ULTIMATE NETWORK

6. CONCLUSION

7. SOURCES