A seven-layer model used to help organize the design of various approaches to network architecture and a model and set of terminology used to guide the development of standards and an implementation to solve a particular problem.
model: A model and set of terminology that is used to generally understand a problem area and guide the development of standards and implementations to solve problems. implementation model: A model and set of terminology that is used to guide the development of standards and an implementation to solve a particular problem. ISO: International Organization for Standardization. A worldwide body that develops standards in computing, networking, and many other areas. OSI: Open System Interconnection. A seven-layer model used to help organize the design of various approaches to network architecture.