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Oracle NET layers

Application   Server
OCI OPI
Two Task Common Two Task Common
TNS TNS
OPA OPA
Protocol
The Application communicates with the Server.
OCI: Executes the SQL statements, fetches records, initiates the communication and so on
Two task common: Responsible to convert character sets between the server and the client.
TNS:
OPA:
Protocol: