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Physical Layer - OSI Reference Model

The physical layer is the lowest layer of the OSI reference model. It is responsible for sending bits between computers by setting up the physical connection and transmitting and receiving signals without interpreting the meaning of the bits. The functions of the physical layer include representing bits as signals, defining the data rate and synchronization of transmissions, specifying the transmission interface and configurations, and establishing transmission modes and topologies.

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Physical Layer - OSI Reference Model

The physical layer is the lowest layer of the OSI reference model. It is responsible for sending bits between computers by setting up the physical connection and transmitting and receiving signals without interpreting the meaning of the bits. The functions of the physical layer include representing bits as signals, defining the data rate and synchronization of transmissions, specifying the transmission interface and configurations, and establishing transmission modes and topologies.

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Physical Layer - OSI Reference

Model
Physical layer is the lowest layer of the OSI reference model. It is responsible for sending
bits from one computer to another. This layer is not concerned with the meaning of the bits
and deals with the setup of physical connection to the network and with transmission and
reception of signals.

Functions of Physical Layer


Following are the various functions performed by the Physical layer of the OSI model.

1. Representation of Bits: Data in this layer consists of stream of bits. The bits must be
encoded into signals for transmission. It defines the type of encoding i.e. how 0's and
1's are changed to signal.
2. Data Rate: This layer defines the rate of transmission which is the number of bits per
second.
3. Synchronization: It deals with the synchronization of the transmitter and receiver. The
sender and receiver are synchronized at bit level.
4. Interface: The physical layer defines the transmission interface between devices and
transmission medium.
5. Line Configuration: This layer connects devices with the medium: Point to Point
configuration and Multipoint configuration.
6. Topologies: Devices must be connected using the following topologies: Mesh, Star,
Ring and Bus.
7. Transmission Modes: Physical Layer defines the direction of transmission between
two devices: Simplex, Half Duplex, Full Duplex.
8. Deals with baseband and broadband transmission.

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