Application layer

An application layer is an abstraction layer that specifies the shared communication protocols and interface methods used by hosts in a communications network.[1] An application layer abstraction is specified in both the Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) and the OSI model.[2] Although both models use the same term for their respective highest-level layer, the detailed definitions and purposes are different.[3]

  1. ^ "Application Layer | Layer 7". The OSI-Model. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Four Layers of TCP/IP model, Comparison and Difference between TCP/IP and OSI models". www.omnisecu.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "What is the difference between TCP/IP and IP protocol?". SearchNetworking. Retrieved November 5, 2019.