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The '''DoD model''' (DoD, [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]) is a layered abstract description for communications and computer [[network protocol]] design. It was created in the [[1970s]] by [[DARPA]] for use in developing the [[Internet]]'s [[Internet protocol suite | protocols]], and the structure of the Internet is still closely reflected by the DoD model. It has fewer, less rigidly defined layers than the commonly referenced [[OSI model]], and thus provides an easier fit for real-world protocols.
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The DoD model has four layers:
*Layer 4 - '''Process Layer or Application Layer''' - This is where the "higher level" protocols such as [[SMTP]], [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]], [[SSH]], [[HTTP]], etc. operate.
*Layer 3 - '''Host-To-Host (Transport)''' - This is where flow-control and connection protocols exist, such as [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]]. This layer deals with opening and maintaining connections, ensuring that packets are in fact received.
*Layer 2 - '''Internet or Internetworking Layer''' - This layer defines [[IP number]]s, with many routing schemes for navigating packets from one IP address to another.
*Layer 1 - '''Network Access''' - This layer describes the physical equipment necessary for communications, for example the [[MAC address]]es of the network cards in an [[Ethernet]].
