Comparison between the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model and the Department of Defence (DoD) transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) model

The OSI model has seven layers – Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application. Whereas the TCP/IP model has four layers – application, transport, internet and network

The OSI model is more theoretical and serves as a universal guideline for teaching and understanding network interactions. The TCP/IP model is practical and used in the majority of networks today