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: • Session Border Controllers - More Than Just a Voice Firewall • Ports and Sockets • Kerberos Authentication Protocol • Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) • Pv6 Myths • An Introduction to the Types of VPNs • IPv4 Address Classes • IPv6 Flow Label Field • IPv6 Dynamic Address Allocation • IPv6 Address Auto Configuration
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