Communication protocols

Depending on the hardware configuration, you can choose the following protocols for the communication between the client and the server:

• Socket protocol

  You can use the socket protocol for both local and remote communication. All sockets are stream sockets (TCP).

• Pipes protocol

  You can only perform communication by means of unnamed pipes with local communication. Two pipes are always required, because pipes are unidirectional.

• Direct connection

  This is a specific implementation for shared library-based communication, used for database drivers only.