The application layer is layer 7 of 7 in the OSI model. For example, email, Web browsing and video streaming applications reside at layer 7. See TCP/IP and OSI model. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR ...

Layers 7 through 4 are geared more to the application than the lower layers, which are designed to move packets from one place to another no matter what they contain. Layer 5 provides coordination.

A new generation of Big Tech companies will emerge from the AI boom at the application layer rather than those building ...