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[tuksas]

A
Priest
Saw
Ten
Nuns
Doing
Pushups

And the way that I remember what happens on which layer... assuming you have a decent general knowledge of TCP/IP and networking devices:

Transfer   - TCP/IP
Network   - packets (deals with IP addresses - routers etc)
Data Link - frames (and anything that deals with MAC addresses, thus NICs, switches, etc)
Physical   - bits (signals on the wire)

[Czaidan]

why do I constantly see it listed two different ways? I'm guessing that's just for ease of listing or something, as I know the order matters, and physical pretty much HAS to come first in the order.

I guess what I mean is, if the question says that there is something on the 3th layer of the OSI model, is that using PASTNDP or PDNTASP?
The first way it's sesson, the second way it's network.

[Ravenlite]

One thing I was told (not sure if it's useful yet, haven't gotten the guts up to take the test) was to remember:

Salty Peanuts For Beer = Segments Packets Frames Bits

It's what the last 4 layers from 4-1(Transport, Network, Data Link, & Physical) call data.  

So, from my understanding if you are ever wondering where in the OSI, say a segment router is, it would be Transport.

[mgburks]

Thanks for the tip. hempyuk.  I was so busy trying to memorize the layers that I completely forgot that order mattered.   :angry:  

You have any tricks for remembering what each layer does?  

You can try this memorization technique:

With your book open write down the functions and attributes of each layer in your own words. If you can describe what each layer does, you can remember this information in a more systematic manner.

Do this several times until it all sinks in and you can do it without your book open.

Hope that helps.

Edited by mgburks, 28 August 2008 - 12:14 AM.

[sdyess]

I Remember it like this:

(Bottom to Top)

Away
Prescription
Sarah's
Throw
Not
Do
Please

For some reason, this is the only way I can remember it.

[rainbow2009]

  Hi there. Good day^^

pret auto

Edited by rainbow2009, 20 April 2009 - 08:12 PM.

[mikebird]

Think out of all the topics the OSI seems to be one of the easiest to remember, however this was still a great help

[schpenxel]

Lol.. this is def the best way to remember the layers.  I had been trying for like a week now on and off but the american P* sentence was all it took haha

[matt7988]

Yeah, ALL People Seem To Need Data Processing is how I learned it.

After a while of doing it, you don't need to memorize that, you just know what's next.

I take my test tomorrow wish me luck.

[tjennings]

I learned on the pizza nuemonic.  I liked it because it was in order instead of reversed.

[nanouk]

Having taught the OSI reference model for over 20 years, I found that my students learned it almost immediately after drawing the stack 3 times. Couple sight, and physical activity while you speak aloud the names of the layers covers all areas of learning avenues.

[mcarmean09]

My instructor always used:

Away (Application)
Pizza (Presentation)
Sausage (Session)
Throw (Transport)
Not (Network)
Do (Data Link)
Please (Physical)

That was almost 4 years ago and I still remember it to this day.

[david.shue]

I know this is an old thread. But...

I prefer
All   = application
Politians  = presentation
Seem   = session
to     = Transport
Need    = Network
DEEPER = data link
Pockets   = Physical