Layer 7: Application The Application Layer in the OSI model is the layer that is the “closest to the end user”. It receives information directly from users and displays incoming data to the user.

Protection at this layer requires implementing sophisticated switch-level security measures. Modern switches should be configured with port security features and MAC address filtering to prevent ...

Spread the loveThe OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model is a conceptual framework used to describe the communication functions of a network. It consists of seven layers, each of which performs a ...

The OSI model and the TCP/IP model both describe how data is transmitted through a network, but they differ in the number of layers and the names of the layers. The TCP/IP model has only four layers ...

LLC layer uses CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) to check frame errors at data link layer. This is more like providing a preview of a bigger picture to your friend that where he/ she is going wrong.

Presentation layer is the second last layer in the OSI model responsible for services like data compression, encryption, decryption, data conversion etc.

BOSTON, March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iboss today announced the availability of intelligent policy layers that allow IT administrators to apply layered policies to users depending on the ...

TCP/IP also is a layered protocol but does not use all of the OSI layers, though the layers are equivalent in operation and function (Fig. 2). The network access layer is equivalent to OSI layers ...