One session per server
Thursday, February 04, 2010
1:45 PM
One session per server: 
Allows server to store session state locally. 
Faster response to individual queries than using a distributed datastore due to local session state. 
Service switch must track sessions, called flows in networking parlance.
Fragile: if session server goes down, session dies. 
Example: first generation Microsoft .net®  programs (but not current generation). 
Some services can only be provided this way, e.g., streaming media.