[ih] A comment on the seven layer model

[touch at strayalpha.com]

> On Apr 22, 2025, at 1:58 PM, Steve Crocker via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> Jack,
> 
> I liked your comment, "I gave up long ago on trying to stuff this into a
> 7-layer diagram and explain it.”

I like it as well. My class approach is that layers are all relative, e.g., IP-a over IP-b means that IP-a is a transport over IP-b, and IP-b is a link to IP-a.

There’s real utility in layering and in the relation of layers, but not in any absolute count.

Joe

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