The document discusses the OSI model, which is a standard networking framework that defines 7 layers of abstraction to establish communication between devices. The 7 layers are physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application layers. Each layer provides services to the layer above it and receives services from the layer below it. Data moves down the layers as it is encapsulated with protocol information and back up as headers are stripped at the receiving end. The model separates networking functions and standardizes how systems communicate over a network.