Objectives After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Identify networking business trends Describe Oracle networking solutions Network Environment Challenges Configuring the network environment Maintaining the network Tuning, troubleshooting, and monitoring the network Implementing security in the network Integrating legacy systems Simple Network: Two-Tier Network connects client and server Client and server speak the same “language” or protocol Simple to Complex Network: N-Tier Complex Network Oracle’s Solutions Net8 Oracle Names server Connection Manager Advanced Security option Open Gateways Oracle’s Solutions: Net8 Protocol independence Comprehensive platform support Integrated GUI administration tools Multiple configuration options Tracing and diagnostic toolset Open API Basic security Oracle’s Solutions: Net8 Oracle’s Solutions: Internet Database Connectivity In Oracle8i, database connectivity can be achieved using the following additional protocols: Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Oracle’s Solutions: Oracle Names Oracle Names offers: Centralized configuration Simplified network administration Oracle’s Solutions: Oracle Names Oracle’s Solutions: Connection Manager Connection Manager offers: Multiplexing of connections Cross-protocol connectivity Network access control