Computerworld

The Transport Layer: Understanding layer 4 of the OSI Model

I like to think of the transport layer as the layer of the OSI Model that enables more interesting traffic. While we network engineers may love a lot of the simpler uses of the IP protocol and ...
Computerworld

The Session Layer: Understanding layer 5 of the OSI Model

According to the OSI Model, the session layer is where connections are established, managed, and torn down. For connection-oriented network protocols, understanding how the session layer works, and ...
Linux Journal

Bridge the Gap Between Physical and Virtual Networking with netstat

This article examines netstat and some of it many outputs, in relation to the open systems interconnect (OSI) model. A quick examination of netstat's man pages provides a description of the program: ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model)

First, and foremost, the OSI stack is just a theoretical reference model. There is no actual OSI software. It has been around since about 1980, and it is based upon recommendations from the ITU-T and ...