Our popular RTFM series returns with a rundown of what each layer in the OSI reference model actually does
Suppliers like to bandy around tags like 'Layer-7 switch'. And while you know this relates to the Open System Interconnection (OSI) network protocol reference model, it's easy to forget what each l...
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