OSI Layers

[smvitayush1]

Could anyone explain the following:

Application layer functions typically include identifying communication partners, determining resource availability, and synchronizing communication. When identifying communication partners, the application layer determines the identity and availability of communication partners for an application with data to transmit. When determining resource availability, the application layer must decide whether sufficient network resources for the requested communication exist. In synchronizing communication, all communication between applications requires cooperation that is managed by the application layer.

Could anyone please explain using an example.

[Dennis Mink]

The Application Layer is the ending of data transfer. When you get here, you will find applications like Microsoft Word or programs like Java. It is at this point that the data is in a visual form a user can truly understand, rather than binary zeroes and ones.