Is transfer via database link in Oracle 10g compressed ? Is it possible?
I'm transferring data from one base to another via database links (using INSERT INTO SELECT ... ). I want to know if data transferred through the link is compressed or can be compressed to avoid too much network use. I have very little bandwidth, and I think that would help if it's not already done. There's some de-duplication but no serious compression. There is a UTL_COMPRESS function but it would be tricky to get that to decompress on the destination (maybe a trigger, or instead of view - but it is clunky). EXPDP can use a database link ( NETWORK_LINK ) and, in 11g, compression but that