Application layer

Application layer
The Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) and the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) of computer networking each specify a group of protocols and methods identified by the name application layer. In TCP/IP, the application layer contains all protocols and methods that fall into the realm of process-to-process communications across an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Application layer methods use the underlying transport layer protocols to establish host-to-host connections. In the OSI model, the definition of its application layer is narrower in scope, explicitly distinguishing additional functionality above the transport layer at two additional levels, the session layer and the presentation layer. OSI specifies strict modular separation of functionality at these layers and provides protocol implementations for each layer.

TCP/IP protocols
The following protocols are explicitly mentioned in RFC 1123 (1989), describing the application layer of the Internet protocol suite.[1] Remote login category Telnet File transfer category FTP TFTP Electronic mail category SMTP IMAP POP Support services category DNS RARP BOOTP SNMP CMOT

Other protocol examples

9P, Plan 9 from Bell Labs distributed file system protocol AFP, APPC, Advanced Program-to-Program Communication AMQP, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol BitTorrent Atom Publishing Protocol CFDP, Coherent File Distribution Protocol DDS, Data Distribution Service DeviceNet eDonkey

ENRP, Endpoint Handlespace Redundancy Protocol FastTrack (KaZaa, Grokster, iMesh)

Application layer Finger, User Information Protocol Freenet FTAM, File Transfer Access and Management Gopher, Gopher protocol HL7, Health Level Seven HTTP, HyperText Transfer Protocol H.323, Packet-Based Multimedia Communications System IRCP, Internet Relay Chat Protocol Kademlia KAP, Anonymous File Transfer over UDP/IP (KickAss Protocol) LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LPD, Line Printer Daemon Protocol MIME (S-MIME), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and Secure MIME Modbus Netconf NFS, Network File System NIS, Network Information Service NNTP, Network News Transfer Protocol NTCIP, National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol NTP, Network Time Protocol OSCAR, AOL Instant Messenger Protocol PNRP, Peer Name Resolution Protocol RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol Rlogin, Remote Login in UNIX Systems RPC, Remote Procedure Call RTMP Real Time Messaging Protocol RTP, Real-time Transport Protocol RTPS, Real Time Publish Subscribe RTSP, Real Time Streaming Protocol SAP, Session Announcement Protocol SDP, Session Description Protocol SIP, Session Initiation Protocol SLP, Service Location Protocol SMB, Server Message Block SNTP, Simple Network Time Protocol SOCKS, the SOCKS internet protocol SSH, Secure Shell SSMS, Secure SMS Messaging Protocol TCAP, Transaction Capabilities Application Part TDS, Tabular Data Stream TSP, Time Stamp Protocol VTP, Virtual Terminal Protocol Waka, an HTTP replacement protocol Whois (and RWhois), Remote Directory Access Protocol WebDAV

X.400, Message Handling Service Protocol X.500, Directory Access Protocol (DAP)

Application layer XMPP, Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol

References
[1] Robert Braden, ed (October 1989). "RFC 1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts Application and Support" (http:/ / tools. ietf. org/ html/ rfc1123). Network Working Group of the IETF. .

External links
How The Application Layer Works (http://learn-networking.com/tcp-ip/how-the-application-layer-works) (refers to the Internet Protocol Suite)

Article Sources and Contributors

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