Network Layer
CCNA
OSI Model, including its 7 Layer Introduction
As the importance of computers grows, vendors recognize the need for networking with them. They produced a variety of protocols whose specifications were not made public. Hence, each vendor had different ways of networking computers, and these ways were not compatible with each other. This means that the computers of one vendor could not be...
CCNA
Mastering the Network Layer: Functions and Evolution in 2025
The primary function of the network layer is to deliver packets from source to destination across multiple networks. It also specifies the packet structure and processing used to carry the data from one host to another. The layer routes the packet through different channels to the other end and acts as a network controller. Analogy...