osi analysis

  Answer the following questions in a700- to 1000-word paper.

1. Describe how OSI model layers can effect a network's design     and networking in general.
2. There are two different types of     switching technologies available in today's market. One lives on one     layer, while the other resides in a different layer of the OSI     model. Locate these switching technologies, describe the differences     in functionality, and relate those differences to the functions     inherent within the OSI model. Your OSI model annotation document     from Week 1 will be valuable.
3. How can the OSI model be     useful during troubleshooting processes?

Note: You must use at least one credible reference in your paper.