A guide to Layer 4-7

Published: 07th September 2006
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Layer 4-7 is a term which refers to the switching and optimizing of layers number 4 and number 7 inside a TCP/IP network. All TCP/IP networks have a standard of 7 layers so that network software and hardware can work uniformly on any network. To best understand how networks work is important to understand how all of the layers work and not just


Layer 4-7 switches read and analyze data as it passes through the network as data packets. This allows for a deep analysis of data and traffic patterns. For example Layer 4-7 switches can identify what kind of user or device is accessing content on the network such as handheld devices, employees, new customers etc.


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