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Oracle Net Architecture
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Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to do
the following:
•Explain the key components of the Oracle Net stack
communication architecture
•Explain Oracle Net’s role in client-server
connections
•Describe how Web client connections are
established through Oracle networking products
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Oracle Net Connections
•Oracle Net is used to establish connections
between applications on a network depending on
the following:
–The network configuration
–The location of the nodes
–The application
–The network protocol
•The connections types can be:
–Client-Server Application
–Java Application
–Web Client Application
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Client-Server Application Connection
Oracle Database ServerClient
Two Task Common
Client Application
(uses OCI)
Oracle Net
Foundation Layer
Oracle Protocol
Support
Network Protocol
Two Task Common
Oracle RDBMS
(uses OPI)
Oracle Net
Foundation Layer
Oracle Protocol
Support
Network Protocol
Oracle
Net
Oracle
Net
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