It keeps different applications data separate. It offers 3 different modes of communication. They are simplex, full duplex and half-duplex.
It is also used for tearing and establishing sessions between the host and destination.
There are in total seven layers in OSI model . OSI model layer that is responsible for the termination of connections between hosts is session layer . Session layer is responsible for the dialog control .
dialog control
its the session layer
Session Layer
session layer
Application Layer
Layer 5 - Session layer
ODBC and SQL operate at Session Layer.
Layer 5
Session Layer - layer 5Transport Layer - layer 4
The OSI model is a general model for networking . It has seven layer in total and each layer have some responsibilities. The layer that determines the communication mode is physical layer.
Application Presentation Session