Assignment:
The TCP/IP, or the DoD, model has been in use for years before the OSI layered model was released. Today, TCP/IP is the protocol that is used for Internet communications. However, the practicality of the TCP/IP did not make the OSI model irrelevant.
What five benefits does the OSI model offer? To demonstrate your understanding of the two models, please provide a mapping of the TCP/IP model to the OSI model.
- Research the OSI and TCP/IP models.
- In your own words, provide a description of each model.
- Using Microsoft Word, Excel, or Visio, create an original image that contains a mapping of the TCP/IP model to the OSI model.
- In your own words, provide an in-depth analysis of the two models.
- List and discuss five advantages of the OSI model.
- List and discuss three advantages of the TCP/IP model.
- Compile your descriptions and model analyses into a 4–7 page Word document.
Your answer must be in 4 to 7 pages, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.