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There are two key principles at <strong>the</strong> core of <strong>the</strong> OSI-RM. The first is <strong>the</strong> idea of open<br />

systems. The open systems principle is based on <strong>the</strong> idea of interoperability. Any<br />

computer system running any operating system can exchange data seamlessly by<br />

using communication pro<strong>to</strong>cols that employ OSI layer functions. This effort is fueled<br />

by advocating open communication standards that are royalty-free and are not<br />

dependent on any proprietary technology.<br />

The o<strong>the</strong>r principle is a "bot<strong>to</strong>m up" concept of peer-<strong>to</strong>-peer communication (see<br />

Figure 1.16). The idea is that <strong>the</strong> communication process is a layered one, so data<br />

passes from layer <strong>to</strong> layer unaltered and independent of any of <strong>the</strong> layers for<br />

anything except <strong>the</strong>ir functionality. Open systems can use different pro<strong>to</strong>cols, that<br />

is, improve upon or replace different layers without affecting <strong>the</strong> overall behavior of<br />

<strong>the</strong> data communication process.

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