Does OracleAS Web Cache support RPC protocols like ICAP or OPES?
Oracle has endorsed ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) but does not currently support this specification in OracleAS Web Cache. Championed by Network Appliance, ICAP’s goal is to provide a standard set of interfaces that HTTP proxies can use to access value-added services such as content filters or virus scanning applications — essentially an RPC for proxy caches. OPES (Open Pluggable Edge Services) is a similar RPC initiative in the IETF. ICAP and OPES are still in the very early stages of evolution. Oracle will support these protocols in future product releases if and when enough customers require them.