PRESENTATION LAYER

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The presentation layer is Layer 6 of the OSI model. The presentation layer protocols specify how to represent data. Provides for the selection of a common syntax for representing data and for transformation of application data into and from the common syntax. Such protocols are needed because different brands of computers use different internal representations for integers and characters. Layer 6 protocols are needed to translate from the representation on one computer to the representation on another.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Presentation layer include: 
 
  • Physical layer (Layer 1)
  • data-link layer (Layer 2)
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  • network layer (Layer 3)
  • transport layer (Layer 4)
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  • session layer (Layer 5)
  • application layer (Layer 7)

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