BTEQ resides on the client portion of either a mainframe-attached or workstation-attached system, and communicates with one or more Teradata Database systems residing on the server. The client system communicates with a Teradata Database as described in the following table:
Client System | Communication Mode |
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Mainframe-Attached | High-speed I/O channel or Local Area Network (LAN) |
Workstation-attached | Local Area Network (LAN) |