Layer 6: Presentation Layer
- Presentation service – ITU-T Rec. X.216
- Connection-oriented Presentation protocol – ITU-T Rec. X.226
- Connectionless Presentation protocol – ITU-T Rec. X.236
This layer defines and encrypts/decrypts data types from the application layer. Protocols such as MIDI, MPEG, and GIF are presentation layer formats shared by different applications.
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