Part I Understanding Oracle Net Services

Part I provides an overview of Oracle Net Services concepts, products, and tools.

This part contains the following chapters:

• Introducing Oracle Net Services Understand the basic elements of Oracle Net Services architecture and the Oracle Net foundation layer.

• Identifying and Accessing the Database Understand how databases are identified, and how clients access them.

• Managing Network Address Information Identify how the network address information for Oracle Net Services can be stored in local files or in a centralized directory server.

• Understanding the Communication Layers The primary function of Oracle Net is to establish and maintain connections between a client application and an Oracle database server.

• Understanding Oracle Net Architecture The Oracle Net listener is an application positioned on top of the Oracle Net foundation layer. The database receives an initial connection from a client application through the listener.