Network Protocols and Transport

Session Management

Session Management involves establishing, maintaining and terminating connections between stations on the network in order to transfer data.

A session is analogous to a telephone call.

The protocol drivers on the computer wanting to communication negotiate the creation of connections.

One station sends a message requesting a connection.

The second station checks whether it has the necessary resources to support another connection.

If it does, it configures itself and sends a unique identifier that the first station uses to send data through the newly established connection.