This document discusses the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, which defines seven layers for network communication. It describes the functions of each layer, including the physical layer for transmitting bits, the data link layer for transmitting frames, the network layer for delivering packets from source to destination, the transport layer for process-to-process delivery, the session layer for establishing and synchronizing interactions, the presentation layer for syntax and semantics, and the application layer for user interfaces and services.