1.1 About Oracle Net Services

Oracle Net Services provides enterprise-wide connectivity solutions in distributed, heterogeneous computing environments. It eases the complexities of network configuration and management, maximizes performance, and improves network diagnostic capabilities.

Note:

The terms "SQL*Net" and "Net Services" are used interchangeably throughout Oracle documentation and both these terms refer to the same functionality.

This section introduces the basic networking concepts involved in a typical network configuration.

• Understanding Connectivity
  Oracle Net, a component of Oracle Net Services, enables a network session from a client application to an Oracle Database server.
• Understanding Manageability
  
• Understanding Shared Server Architecture
  
• Understanding Performance
  
• Understanding Network Security