Your mnemonic trick to remember the OSI layer

jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
This is something I never really forgotten (which probably helps when starting to study for the CCNA) is the OSI model ..

I thought, why don't we all share how we remember them :P

So here is my one (top to bottom)

[Application] All
[Presentation] Pros
[Session] Search
[Transport] Top
[Network] Notch
[Data Link] Donut
[Physical] Places

The CBT Nugget one is not too bad either (Bottom to Top)

[Application] Away
[Presentation] Pizza
[Session] Sausage
[Transport] Throw
[Network] Not
[Data Link] Do
[Physical] Please
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  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    There's been a couple of threads with a lot of those:
    http://techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3740
    http://techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29818

    And yes, I did find those by searching for "ninja turtles" in the search icon_lol.gif
  • royalroyal Member Posts: 3,352 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I think the CBT Nuggets one is a really good one for beginners just starting out on the OSI Model. Give it a little practice and those layers will be ingrained into your head.
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  • PlazmaPlazma Member Posts: 503
    Ohhh i got a good one !

    I have used the pizza on before but here goes

    Application : All
    Presentation : People
    Session : Seem
    Transport: To
    Network: Need
    Data-link: Data
    Physical: Processing
    CCIE - COMPLETED!
  • Panzer919Panzer919 Member Posts: 462
    [Application] All
    [Presentation] People
    [Session] Should
    [Transport] Try
    [Network] New
    [Data Link] Dr
    [Physical] Pepper
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  • TryPingingTheServerTryPingingTheServer Member Posts: 51 ■■□□□□□□□□
    All
    People
    Should
    Not
    Stress
    Over
    The
    OSI
    Model
    As
    It
    Is
    Obsolete.
    "His GPA is a solid 2.0. Right in that meaty part of the curve - not showing off, not falling behind."
  • jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
    All
    People
    Should
    Not
    Stress
    Over
    The
    OSI
    Model
    As
    It
    Is
    Obsolete.

    icon_lol.gif
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  • Darthn3ssDarthn3ss Member Posts: 1,096
    all people seem to need data processing
    Fantastic. The project manager is inspired.

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  • ITdudeITdude Member Posts: 1,181 ■■■□□□□□□□
    All
    People
    Should
    Not
    Stress
    Over
    The
    OSI
    Model
    As
    It
    Is
    Obsolete.

    I don't think so......... :)
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    I found that it was much easier to remember all the layers, and their order, once I began to grasp an understanding of what each does and what types of devices (or functions) reside in each. The mnemonic devices didn't do much for me. Well, there was one, but I don't think anyone's going to want to hear it. . .

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  • /usr/usr Member Posts: 1,768
    I've always just remembered PDNTSPA.

    Works for me. :D
  • dtlokeedtlokee Member Posts: 2,378 ■■■■□□□□□□
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.
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  • TryPingingTheServerTryPingingTheServer Member Posts: 51 ■■□□□□□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?
    "His GPA is a solid 2.0. Right in that meaty part of the curve - not showing off, not falling behind."
  • dtlokeedtlokee Member Posts: 2,378 ■■■■□□□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    So what's a layer 3 switch? Or layer 4-7 inspection? Not everything is only TCP/IP.

    But hey what do I know.
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  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    You seriously said that to a CCIE? icon_eek.gif

    I hope this is a case of ultra subtle sarcasm.
  • snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    dynamik wrote:
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    You seriously said that to a CCIE? icon_eek.gif

    I hope this is a case of ultra subtle sarcasm.

    A-ll
    P-eople
    S-houle
    T-take
    N-note of
    D-tlokee's
    P-ower and wisdom :D

    its a stretch, but I think it works icon_lol.gif
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  • jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    But hey what do I know.

    NOTHING icon_lol.gificon_lol.gificon_lol.gif



    j/k :P
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  • TryPingingTheServerTryPingingTheServer Member Posts: 51 ■■□□□□□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    So what's a layer 3 switch? Or layer 4-7 inspection? Not everything is only TCP/IP.

    But hey what do I know.


    K, advertise yourself as a session-layer protocol developer and see who bites.
    "His GPA is a solid 2.0. Right in that meaty part of the curve - not showing off, not falling behind."
  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    snadam wrote:
    A-ll
    P-eople
    S-houle
    T-take
    N-note of
    D-tlokee's
    P-ower and wisdom :D

    its a stretch, but I think it works icon_lol.gif

    Awesome icon_cool.gif
  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    dtlokee wrote:
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    So what's a layer 3 switch? Or layer 4-7 inspection? Not everything is only TCP/IP.

    But hey what do I know.


    K, advertise yourself as a session-layer protocol developer and see who bites.



    Try to getting a job if you tell the employer the OSI model is not important...-- icon_rolleyes.gif
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  • shednikshednik Member Posts: 2,005
    dynamik wrote:
    snadam wrote:
    A-ll
    P-eople
    S-houle
    T-take
    N-note of
    D-tlokee's
    P-ower and wisdom :D

    its a stretch, but I think it works icon_lol.gif

    Awesome icon_cool.gif


    Brilliant!!

    btw TryPingingTheServer if you're going to make statements like that how about backing them up with your source if the OSI model is so obsolete then why is it still used today and found in literally every text book on networking..
  • jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
    shednik wrote:
    btw TryPingingTheServer if you're going to make statements like that how about backing them up with your source if the OSI model is so obsolete then why is it still used today and found in literally every text book on networking..

    Wouldn't even argue to be honest .. not worth it :P :P
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  • LBC90805LBC90805 Member Posts: 247
    not strictly OSI but:

    Don't = DATA
    Smoke = SEGMENT
    Pot = PACKET
    For = FRAME
    Breakfast = BITS
  • dtlokeedtlokee Member Posts: 2,378 ■■■■□□□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    So what's a layer 3 switch? Or layer 4-7 inspection? Not everything is only TCP/IP.

    But hey what do I know.


    K, advertise yourself as a session-layer protocol developer and see who bites.

    Not to continue this but... SIP

    How many thousands of hours are put into that one protocol? Oh and it's on the session layer of the OSI model. You can also argue it's on the TCP/IP Application layer as well.

    Point is, the OSI model is still a very important model used to describe almost anyting in networking. The TCP/IP model (formerly the DOD model) is far less common even though the TCP/IP protocol stack was developed using it.
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  • scheistermeisterscheistermeister Member Posts: 748 ■□□□□□□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?

    IS-IS FTW!
    Yeah the ignorance is mind-blowing. TCP/IP may be the most popular protocol but there are dozens of other protocols still in use, and having a common standard to map them against is important.

    P.S. scheistermeister, I like the new avatar. ;)
  • scheistermeisterscheistermeister Member Posts: 748 ■□□□□□□□□□
    astorrs wrote:
    P.S. scheistermeister, I like the new avatar. ;)

    Your Too Legit gave me the idea :D
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Your Too Legit gave me the idea :D
    Yeah, sorry about that... icon_lol.gif
  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    dtlokee wrote:
    The OSI model is not obsolete, and yes you should know it.

    We live in the world of TCP/IP remember?
    I'm not. I'm currently in the world of FCP to see whether we should go FCoE. We've got a fairly sizeable FC-SW SAN at the moment but somebody up high has heard of FCoE so now I've got to go look at that even though its not even ready.

    At the end of the day, the proposal will be shot down because the price of all the gear. Ah well. Back to FC-SW :)
  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    tiersten wrote:
    I'm not. I'm currently in the world of FCP to see whether we should go FCoE. We've got a fairly sizeable FC-SW SAN at the moment but somebody up high has heard of FCoE so now I've got to go look at that even though its not even ready.

    At the end of the day, the proposal will be shot down because the price of all the gear. Ah well. Back to FC-SW :)
    Ah yes, you're experiencing this problem.

    The draft of FCoE isn't even due until this month. What does he want you to use for hardware? I mean Emulex/QLogic and Cisco have demonstrated it as working against the Nexus 5000, but it's not like the configurations with those HBAs/switches are generally available, let alone supported by anyone. Even Brocade has only committed to FCoE "by the end of the year".

    Talk about being an early adopter (and on one of your most critical components in the data center). I love CIOs like this. icon_lol.gif

    P.S. Just curious, how many nodes on your switched fabric?
  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    astorrs wrote:
    Ah yes, you're experiencing this problem
    Pretty much. Its time to get worried when you see glossy trade magazines appearing on the desk :)
    astorrs wrote:
    What does he want you to use for hardware? I mean Emulex/QLogic and Cisco have demonstrated it as working against the Nexus 5000
    I'd love to have a Nexus to play with but yeah... not gonna happen!
    astorrs wrote:
    P.S. Just curious, how many nodes on your switched fabric?
    Just over 100. Its an IBM shop which means IBM DS arrays, nSeries branded NetApps, TSM libraries, iSeries running a combination of legacy AS/400 systems and newer backends, pSeries running the front ends and xSeries running some standalone Windows services + ESX. Just replacing the directors would cost a fortune.

    IBM need to get a bit more colour in their gear. The only thing I'm missing a zSeries :)

    Gah. You can really date when I started messing around with IBM gear by what I call them.
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