sessionlayer
The session layer is the fifth layer of the OSI model. It enables, manages, and terminates conversations, or sessions, between application processes located on different machines across a network. The layer provides dialogue control to determine which party may transmit at a given time, and it offers synchronization facilities to insert points in a data stream so that communication can resume from a known state after an interruption.
Its primary responsibilities include establishing, maintaining, and terminating sessions; handling the setup, control, and release of
In modern networks, the session layer’s functions are typically implemented by other layers rather than by
Overall, the session layer remains a historical reference in the OSI model. In practice, its responsibilities