Open Systems Interconnection: Upper Layer Standards and Practices

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the OSI upper layer standards and practices, from problem definition to migration and implementation. It defines interconnection, identifies a recipe for uniform solutions and explains the details of how the standards are used to realize solutions. There is also coverage of the generic construction of all OSI-based applications and the use of tools and techniques such as ASN.1, ROS and object-oriented design.