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<p>The <b>Open Systems Interconnection</b> (<b>OSI</b>) <b>model</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=reference_model">reference model</a> developed by the <a href="page.php?w=International_Organization_for_Standardization">International Organization for Standardization</a> (ISO) that "provides a common basis for the coordination of standards development for the purpose of systems interconnection."</p>

<p>In the OSI reference model, the components of a communication system are distinguished in seven <a href="page.php?w=abstraction_layer">abstraction layer</a>s:</p><p>
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