The transaction proceeds as follows:
- The client sends a request for data.
- Oracle Net Services packages the request and sends it to the TNS.
- TNS routes the packaged request to the server.
- Oracle Net Services on the server side unpackages the request and sends it to Oracle Database 10g.
- Oracle Database 10g processes the request and sends the requested data to Oracle Net Services.
- Oracle Net Services packages the data and sends it to TNS.
- TNS routes the data to the client.
- Oracle Net Services on the client side unpackages the data and sends it to the application.