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Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?

The correct answer is D. Layers 5, 6, & 7 - Session, Presentation, and Application Layers. Layer 4 of the DoD (TCP/IP) model, the Process/Application layer, integrates the functions of the OSI model's Session, Presentation, and Application layers.

Submitted by khalil_dz· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

Question

Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?

Options

  • ALayer 7 - Application Layer
  • BLayers 2, 3, & 4 - Data Link, Network, and Transport Layers
  • CLayer 3 - Network Layer
  • DLayers 5, 6, & 7 - Session, Presentation, and Application Layers

How the community answered

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  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    1% (1)
  • C
    4% (3)
  • D
    91% (63)

Why each option

Layer 4 of the DoD (TCP/IP) model, the Process/Application layer, integrates the functions of the OSI model's Session, Presentation, and Application layers.

ALayer 7 - Application Layer

Layer 7 of the OSI model (Application layer) is only one component of the combined functionality covered by the DoD model's Process/Application layer.

BLayers 2, 3, & 4 - Data Link, Network, and Transport Layers

Layers 2, 3, and 4 of the OSI model correspond to the DoD model's Network Access, Internet, and Host-to-Host layers respectively, not its top-most application layer.

CLayer 3 - Network Layer

Layer 3 of the OSI model (Network layer) aligns with the Internet layer of the DoD model, which focuses on routing and logical addressing, distinct from application services.

DLayers 5, 6, & 7 - Session, Presentation, and Application LayersCorrect

The DoD model simplifies the OSI model's top three layers-Session (Layer 5), Presentation (Layer 6), and Application (Layer 7)-into a single Process/Application layer. This layer handles responsibilities such as interhost communication session management, data format conversion, encryption, and providing application-level services.

Concept tested: DoD and OSI model layer mapping

Source: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-osi-and-tcp-ip-model/

Topics

#Networking Models#OSI Model#TCP/IP Model#Protocol Stacks

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