The OSI Application Layer
By Stephen Bucaro
The Application layer, layer seven of the OSI model, provides the interface between
applications and the Network Operating System (NOS). The Application layer provides
network services and applications such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), FTP (File
Transfer Protocol), TELNET, SNMP (Simple Netwrok Management Protocol) and SMTP (Simple
Mail Transport Protocol).
When you think of the Application layer, don't think in terms of applications, but
rather protocols. For example there are several different FTP applications that use
the FTP protocol at the Application layer.
More Networking Protocols and Standards: • RIP (Routing Information Protocol) • VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) • The TCP/IP protocol Datagram Format • IPv6 Packet Fragmentation • Routing Datagrams • NTP Server Systems - The Network Time Protocol • Kerberos Authentication Protocol • Video - Data Link Layer of OSI Networking Model • Comparison of the Layers of the OSI and TCP/IP Models • The OSI Physical Layer
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