Session Layer

Layer 5 of the seven-layer Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Soft-

ware at the Session Layer performs functions related to establishing, maintaining, coordinating, and terminating dialogues and data exchanges from end-to-end. See also layer, network architecture, OSI Reference Model, session, and software.

• beaconing
• beamsplitter
• beamsplitter
• bearer channel (B channel)
• BECN (Backward Explicit Congestion Notification)
• beeper
• bel (B)
• Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922)
• Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)
• Bellcore (Bell Communications Research)
• Bell Labs (AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories)
• Bell Operating Company (BOC)
• Bell System
• Bell System
• Bell System
• Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs)
• bend diameter
• bending loss
• bend radius
• bent pipe
• BER (Bit Error Rate)
• Berkeley Internet Name Daemon (BIND)
• Berners-Lee, Sir Timothy (“Tim”) John (1955–)
• best effort
• best-effort ATM