| 1. | VDCP conforms to the Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI ) reference model.
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| 2. | Unlike proprietary Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI / ISO ) seven-layer communications model.
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| 3. | Standardization is therefore not the only solution for " open systems interconnection ".
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| 4. | It was designed in the spirit of the Open System Interconnection ( CCITT X . 25 recommendation.
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| 5. | The model is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection project at the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ).
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| 6. | In 1983, these two documents were merged to form a standard called The Basic Reference Model for Open Systems Interconnection.
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| 7. | It relies on a new, optional sublayer in the data link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI ) model.
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| 8. | The standard is usually referred to as the Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model, the OSI Reference Model, or simply the OSI model.
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| 9. | The standard covers the OSI ( Open Systems Interconnection ) layers 1-3 which are the physical, data link and networking layers.
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| 10. | The protocol was defined in ISO / IEC 10589 : 2002 as an international standard within the Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI ) reference design.
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