Connection pooling is done at the server end. It's basically a way of
sharing TCP ports on the server.
Connection multiplexing is usually done in the mid-tier. You have multiple
clients connected to the mid-tier, all using one big fat pipe to connect to
the database.
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HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
Pete
Author of "Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration Exam Cram"
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"Mick Rice" <mickrice_at_techie.com> wrote in message
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> Folks,
>
> I'm preparing for the last OCP exam and am trying to find out what the
> difference is between the connection pooling and connection
> multiplexing features that are offered by Net8. Both are configured by
> an option associated with the MTS_DISPATCHERS init.ora param and have
> a similar set of valid values. They also look generally very similar.
>
> I'd appreciate any guidance,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mick Rice.
Received on Thu Oct 04 2001 - 09:46:07 CDT
