
Configuring OSI Services
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• Intermediate systems originate and receive data, as well as forward (route)
data. The Bay Networks OSI router is an intermediate system.
End systems and intermediate systems are divided administratively into separate
routing areas. A collection of areas that are under the control of a single
administration and operate common routing protocols is a routing domain.
A network manager defines the boundaries of routing domains. An entire group of
routing domains that are under one administrative authority (for example, a
company or a university) is an administrative domain (Figure 1-1).
Figure 1-1. OSI Network Organization
Level 1 and Level 2 Routing
In an OSI network, the router runs Connectionless-mode Network Service
(CLNS) and transfers data in a connectionless (packet) format using the
Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP). The router routes data through the
network, using:
• Level 1 (L1) routing for routing data within an area
• Level 2 (L2) routing for routing data between areas
Administrative Domain
Routing Domain
Area
End Systems
and
Routers
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