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Layering is a special form of modularity that restricts interactions between modules. A module assigned to a layer can use any of the modules in the same or in a lower layer; however, it cannot use a module belonging to a higher layer.

Layered protocols Gordon Brander May 22, 2022 19 Share Following up on The Internet is Modular , and Compositional Components, Emergent Protocols , a few more thoughts on modularity, this time on layering: Layering is a special form of modularity that restricts interactions between modules. A module assigned to a layer can use any of the modules in the same or in a lower layer; however, it cannot use a module belonging to a higher layer. (Barbara van Schewick, 2010. Internet Architecture and Innovation .) A modular design breaks a system down into units with boundaries that communicate over pr

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