| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | network layer | Netzebene |
| commun. | network layer | Verbindungsschicht |
| tech. | network layer | Vermittlungsschicht |
| IT, tech. | network layer | Netzwerkschicht |
| IT, tech. | network layer | Paketebene |
| comp., MS | network layer | Vermittlungsschicht (Layer three of the OSI model. A layer that addresses messages and translates logical addresses and names into physical addresses. It also determines the route from the source to the destination computer and manages traffic problems, such as switching, routing, and controlling the congestion of data packets) |
| commun. | network layer | Vermittlungsschicht (ITU-T (CCITT) I.450 and I.451, layer 3, OSI reference model) |
| commun. | network layer | Netzwerkebene (ITU-T (CCITT) I.450 and I.451; layer 3, OSI 7-layer reference model) |
| comp. | network layer | Netzschicht |