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N10-009 · Question #446

Which of the following layers in the OSI model is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and terminating connections between nodes?

The correct answer is C. Session. The session layer manages the setup, coordination, and teardown of communication sessions between applications, handling connection control independently of the data transport.

Submitted by katya_ua· Mar 6, 2026Networking concepts

Question

Which of the following layers in the OSI model is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and terminating connections between nodes?

Options

  • APhysical
  • BNetwork
  • CSession
  • DTransport

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    94% (48)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

The session layer manages the setup, coordination, and teardown of communication sessions between applications, handling connection control independently of the data transport.

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