The AppServer broker handles the following activities:

• Optionally registers with a NameServer the application services that it provides for access by clients
• Manages connections between clients and a pool of AppServer agents
• Maintains the status of each AppServer agent in its pool and dynamically scales the number of servers according to changing demand
• When configured for stateless or state-free operating mode, dispatches remote requests to AppServer agents
• When configured for state-reset or state-aware operating mode, connects each client to a dedicated AppServer agent that handles all remote requests for that client until the connection is terminated