<s>
In	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineering	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
connection	B-Operating_System
broker	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
resource	O
manager	O
that	O
manages	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
connections	O
to	O
connection-based	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
databases	O
or	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktops	I-Protocol
,	O
enabling	O
rapid	O
reuse	O
of	O
these	O
connections	O
by	O
short-lived	O
processes	O
without	O
the	O
overhead	O
of	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
connection	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connection	B-Operating_System
brokers	I-Operating_System
are	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
systems	O
using	O
N-tier	B-Operating_System
architectures	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
connection	B-Operating_System
broker	I-Operating_System
is	O
software	O
that	O
allows	O
clients	O
to	O
access	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
server-hosted	O
desktops	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
hosted	O
desktop	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
connection	B-Operating_System
broker	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
“	O
middle	O
”	O
component	O
,	O
in-between	O
the	O
desktops	O
in	O
the	O
data	O
center	O
(	O
hosted	O
virtual	O
machines	O
,	O
shared	O
terminal	O
server	O
desktops	O
,	O
and	O
blades	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
clients	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
desktops	O
(	O
thin	O
clients	O
,	O
soft	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
connection	B-Operating_System
brokers	I-Operating_System
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Assigning	O
users	O
to	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktops	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turning	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktops	I-Protocol
on	O
and	O
off	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
