PCoIP connection brokers are resource managers that dynamically assign host PCs to zero clients based on the identity of the user establishing a connection from the zero client. Connection brokers are also used to allocate a pool of hosts to a group of zero clients. If the zero clients in a PCoIP deployment are configured to always connect to the same host (i.e., a static one-to-one pairing), then a connection broker is not required.
For connecting clients and hosts, a number of 3rd party connection brokers support the PCoIP technology. For more information, see KB 15134-24 in the Teradici Support Site.
For VDI implementations, the View Connection Server broker is used to connect zero clients to VMware Horizon virtual desktops. You can also use the View Connection Server broker to connect PCoIP clients and host PCs. For more information, see “Using PCoIP® Host Cards with VMware View” (TER0911004) in the Teradici Support Documentation Center.