A Linked Library Access (LLA) application that is written for a C/ODBC or Java/JDBC environment is created in the same way as an application that uses a regular solidDB server, with the exception that you start an LLA server instead of a regular solidDB server. The application connects to the LLA server and uses the services that the solidDB server provides by using standard API calls. By linking to the LLA driver library, the communication between the application and the LLA server can avoid the overhead of RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) over the network.