Presentation Layer in OSI Model
Also known by other names such as Data Presentation Layer, Data Provisional Layer, and Syntax Layer, the Presentation Layer, as it is most famously known as is the sixth layer or Layer 6 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. To know more about the Presentation Layer in the OSI Model, keep reading this article till the end.
The main function of the layer is to give the system-dependent presentation of data an independent form so the data can be exchanged between two entirely different systems.
To give it a simpler term, this layer works as a data translator for a network. Just like two persons speaking two different languages need a translator in order for them to interact with each other, the OSI model needs a presentation layer to keep its’ functionality while establishing a connection or session between two different systems on common ground.
The common example of this is the conversion of the Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) text computer file to the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII).
Working alongside Session Layer and Application Layer which are located above and below it, the session layer is included in the category of the upper layers in the OSI Model with both these other layers.
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The main function of the layer is to give the system-dependent presentation of data an independent form so the data can be exchanged between two entirely different systems.
To give it a simpler term, this layer works as a data translator for a network. Just like two persons speaking two different languages need a translator in order for them to interact with each other, the OSI model needs a presentation layer to keep its’ functionality while establishing a connection or session between two different systems on common ground.
The common example of this is the conversion of the Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) text computer file to the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII).
Working alongside Session Layer and Application Layer which are located above and below it, the session layer is included in the category of the upper layers in the OSI Model with both these other layers.
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