OSI Model Layer 5: A Simple Guide to the Session Layer

A diagram of the OSI Session Layer's functions, featuring icons for session management (handshake), dialog control (arrows), and synchronization (checkpoint flag).

In our last post, we explored how the Presentation Layer (Layer 6) acts as a universal translator, formatting our data securely. Now that our data is ready, it’s time to establish a connection and manage the conversation. Welcome to the engine room of network dialogue: Layer 5, the Session Layer. If the Application Layer is […]