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OSI or ISO The layering model is OSI, which stands for Open System Interconnection. The organization that developed the model is ISO, International Organization for Standardization. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is a member of ISO. ANSI farms out much of the hardware standardization to the IEEE. CSIT 220 (Blum) 2 ISO International Organization for Standardization, shouldn’t that be IOS??? No. ISO is not really an acronym. “ISO” was chosen because it means equal as in an isosceles triangle that has two equal sides. CSIT 220 (Blum) 3 Standards “Standards are documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics, to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.” From the ISO website CSIT 220 (Blum) 4 www.iso.org CSIT 220 (Blum) 5 Open versus Proprietary Open: specifications are public. Requires committee agreement, can be slow. Proprietary: Privately owned and controlled, specifications are kept private so that other companies cannot duplicate. No outside agreement needed, can be reactive (faster). Consumers prefer open and standardized systems, as these allow them to use the products of various manufacturers. But sometimes it takes too long to come up with them. CSIT 220 (Blum) 6
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