7 Layers of the OSI Reference Model
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The Application Layer (Layer 7) refers to communication services to applications and is the interface between the network and the application. Most application layer protocols offer services that programs use to access the network, such as the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Application layer protocols often include the session and presentation layer functions. A typical protocol stack consists of four separate protocols, which run at the app ... Read More

September 11th, 2011
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