As a matter of fact, when I started writing this post I titled it “Layer 4 of the OSI Model – understanding the application layer,” and then I had to go back and correct myself.

According to the OSI Model, the session layer is where connections are established, managed, and torn down. For connection-oriented network protocols, understanding how the session layer works ...

The OSI model is a layered model that describes how information moves from an application running on one networked computer to an application running on another networked computer.

One of the most enduring models in networking is the famous seven-layer OSI model. X.25 roughly, but pretty accurately, is based on the first three layers. And it stopped there. Subsequently ...

While not included in the OSI model, this human layer does exist. The eighth layer is the layer at which technology interfaces with people. The eighth layer deals with people and policies.