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The ISO/OSI Reference Model - layer-upon-layer

1. The Physical Layer

is responsible for transmitting a (raw) bit stream over the physical communication medium. As such it is concerned with the electrical and mechanical interface between the data and the physical medium.

The physical layer presents a bit stream to the layer above.


CITS3002 Computer Networks, Lecture 1, Introduction to Computer Networks, p12, 28th February 2024.