Abstract

This chapter discusses the Application and Presentation Layers of the Reference Model of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) [1]. The Application and Presentation Layers perform functions necessary to exchange information between application processes; the Application Layer is concerned with the semantic aspects of the information exchange, while the Presentation Layer is concerned with the syntactic aspects. The ability to manage the semantic and syntactic elements of the information to be exchanged is key to ensuring that the information can be interpreted by the communicants.

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