session layer (of network protocol functions)
1Network architecture — is the design of a communications network. It is a framework for the specification of a network s physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in… …
2Network layer — layer 3 redirects here. For the MPEG 1 Audio format, see MP3. For the layer in the cerebral cortex, see Cerebral cortex#Laminar pattern. The OSI model 7 Application layer 6 Presentation layer 5 Session layer 4 Transport layer …
3Session Initiation Protocol — The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signalling protocol, widely used for setting up and tearing down multimedia communication sessions such as voice and video calls over the Internet. Other feasible application examples include video… …
4Communications protocol — For other senses of this word, see Protocol. A communications protocol is a system of digital message formats and rules for exchanging those messages in or between computing systems and in telecommunications. A protocol may have a formal… …
5Transport Layer Security — (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communications on the Internet for such things as web browsing, e mail, Internet faxing, instant messaging and other data transfers. There are… …
6Transport layer — The OSI model 7 Application layer 6 Presentation layer 5 Session layer 4 Transport layer 3 Network layer 2 …
7Transport Layer — In computer networking, the Transport Layer is a group of methods and protocols within a layered architecture of network components, within which it is responsible for encapsulating application data blocks into datagrams (packets) suitable for… …
8Data link layer — The OSI model 7 Application layer 6 Presentation layer 5 Session layer 4 Transport layer 3 Network layer 2 …
9Wireless Application Protocol — Not to be confused with Wireless access point. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network. A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones (called… …
10Service layer — In intelligent networks (IN) and cellular networks, service layer is a conceptual layer within a network service provider architecture. It aims at providing middleware that serves third party value added services and applications at a higher… …
