CHAPTER
2
Production Network Architectures and
WebLogic SIP Server Configuration
The following sections describe common network architectures used in production deployments,
and explain how WebLogic SIP Server is configured to run in those architectures:
z “Overview” on page 2-1
z “Single-NIC Configurations with TCP and UDP Channels” on page 2-3
z “Multihomed Server Configurations Overview” on page 2-5
z “Multihomed Servers Listening On All Addresses (IP_ANY)” on page 2-6
z “Multihomed Servers Listening on Multiple Subnets” on page 2-6
– “Understanding the Route Resolver” on page 2-7
– “IP Aliasing with Multihomed Hardware” on page 2-8
z
“Load Balancer Configurations” on page 2-8
– “Single Load Balancer Configuration” on page 2-9
– “Multiple Load Balancers and Multihomed Load Balancers” on page 2-10
– “Network Address Translation Options” on page 2-10
Overview
Most production installations of WebLogic SIP Server are contain one or more of the following
characteristics:
Configuring Network Resources
2-1