The OSI Session Layer
By Stephen Bucaro
The Session layer, layer seven of the OSI model, establishes, synchronizes, maintains
and terminates sessions between computers on a network. It establishes a connection ID
and authenticates security.
When you think of the Session layer, keep in mind that the OSI is only a model. Actual
network protocol suites, such as TCP/IP handle the conection establishment, maintainance,
and termination with protocols at the Transport layer.
More Networking Protocols and Standards:
• IPv6 Multicast Addresses
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)
• Network Cabling and Components
• 14 Common Network Ports You Should Know
• IEEE 802.11.x Wireless Standards
• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
• What Is Fabric Networking?
• OSI Network Model
• VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol)
• IPv6 Dynamic Address Allocation
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