About Brokered and Non-Brokered Connections¶

PCoIP-compatible brokers are resource managers that authenticate users and dynamically assign authorized host agents to PCoIP clients based on the identity of the user. PCoIP clients can connect to PCoIP agents using a PCoIP-compatible broker, called a brokered connection, or directly, called a non-brokered or direct connection. The broker client library included in the Client SDK is designed to communicate with PCoIP-compatible brokers using the PCoIP Broker Protocol. In direct connections, when no broker is used, the PCoIP agent acts as its own broker. The client makes the same calls to the broker client library in either case.