sys-dm-broker-connections-transact-sql.md

title	sys.dm_broker_connections (Transact-SQL)
description	sys.dm_broker_connections returns a row for each Service Broker network connection.
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	12/07/2025
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sys.dm_broker_connections (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns a row for each [!INCLUDE ssSB] network connection. The following table provides more information:

Column name	Data type	Nullable	Description
connection_id	uniqueidentifier	Yes	Identifier of the connection.
transport_stream_id	uniqueidentifier	Yes	Identifier of the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Network Interface (SNI) connection used by this connection for TCP/IP communications.
state	smallint	Yes	Current state of the connection. Possible values: 1 = New 2 = Connecting 3 = Connected 4 = Logged in 5 = Closed
state_desc	nvarchar(60)	Yes	Current state of the connection. Possible values: NEW CONNECTING CONNECTED LOGGED_IN CLOSED
connect_time	datetime	Yes	Date and time at which the connection was opened.
login_time	datetime	Yes	Date and time at which login for the connection succeeded.
authentication_method	nvarchar(128)	Yes	Name of the Windows Authentication method, such as NTLM or KERBEROS. The value comes from Windows.
principal_name	nvarchar(128)	Yes	Name of the login that was validated for connection permissions. For Windows Authentication, this value is the remote user name. For certificate authentication, this value is the certificate owner.
remote_user_name	nvarchar(128)	Yes	Name of the peer user from the other database that is used by Windows Authentication.
last_activity_time	datetime	Yes	Date and time at which the connection was last used to send or receive information.
is_accept	bit	Yes	Indicates whether the connection originated on the remote side. 1 = The connection is a request accepted from the remote instance. 0 = The connection was started by the local instance.
login_state	smallint	Yes	State of the login process for this connection. For possible values, see the login state table.
login_state_desc	nvarchar(60)	Yes	Current state of login from the remote computer. For possible values, see the login state table.
peer_certificate_id	int	Yes	The local object ID of the certificate that is used by the remote instance for authentication. The owner of this certificate must have CONNECT permissions to the [!INCLUDE ssSB] endpoint.
encryption_algorithm	smallint	Yes	Encryption algorithm that is used for this connection. For possible values, see the encryption algorithm table.
encryption_algorithm_desc	nvarchar(60)	Yes	Textual representation of the encryption algorithm. For possible values, see the encryption algorithm table.
receives_posted	smallint	Yes	Number of asynchronous network receives that aren't yet completed for this connection.
is_receive_flow_controlled	bit	Yes	Whether network receives are postponed due to flow control because the network is busy. 1 = True
sends_posted	smallint	Yes	The number of asynchronous network sends that aren't yet completed for this connection.
is_send_flow_controlled	bit	Yes	Whether network sends are postponed due to network flow control because the network is busy. 1 = True
total_bytes_sent	bigint	Yes	Total number of bytes sent by this connection.
total_bytes_received	bigint	Yes	Total number of bytes received by this connection.
total_fragments_sent	bigint	Yes	Total number of [!INCLUDE ssSB] message fragments sent by this connection.
total_fragments_received	bigint	Yes	Total number of [!INCLUDE ssSB] message fragments received by this connection.
total_sends	bigint	Yes	Total number of network send requests issued by this connection.
total_receives	bigint	Yes	Total number of network receive requests issued by this connection.
peer_arbitration_id	uniqueidentifier	Yes	Internal identifier for the endpoint.

The following table describes login_state and login_state_desc.

login_state	login_state_desc	Details
0	INITIAL	Connection handshake is initializing.
1	WAIT LOGIN NEGOTIATE	Connection handshake is waiting for Login Negotiate message.
2	ONE ISC	Connection handshake was initialized and sent security context for authentication.
3	ONE ASC	Connection handshake was received and accepted security context for authentication.
4	TWO ISC	Connection handshake was initialized and sent security context for authentication. There's an optional mechanism available for authenticating the peers.
5	TWO ASC	Connection handshake was received and sent accepted security context for authentication. There's an optional mechanism available for authenticating the peers.
6	WAIT ISC Confirm	Connection handshake is waiting for Initialize Security Context Confirmation message.
7	WAIT ASC Confirm	Connection handshake is waiting for Accept Security Context Confirmation message.
8	WAIT REJECT	Connection handshake is waiting for SSPI rejection message for failed authentication.
9	WAIT PRE-MASTER SECRET	Connection handshake is waiting for Pre-Master Secret message.
10	WAIT VALIDATION	Connection handshake is waiting for Validation message.
11	WAIT ARBITRATION	Connection handshake is waiting for Arbitration message.
12	ONLINE	Connection handshake is complete and is online (ready) for message exchange.
13	ERROR	Connection is in error.

The following table describes the possible values for the encryption algorithm.

Value	Description	Corresponding DDL option
0	None	Disabled
1	RC4	{Required | Required algorithm RC4}
2	AES	Required algorithm AES
3	None, RC4	{Supported | Supported algorithm RC4}
4	None, AES	Supported algorithm RC4
5	RC4, AES	Required algorithm RC4 AES
6	AES, RC4	Required Algorithm AES RC4
7	None, RC4, AES	Supported Algorithm RC4 AES
8	None, AES, RC4	Supported algorithm AES RC4

Note

The RC4 algorithm is only supported for backward compatibility. New material can only be encrypted using RC4 or RC4_128 when the database is in compatibility level 90 or 100 (not recommended). Use one of the AES algorithms instead. In [!INCLUDE ssSQL11] and later versions, material encrypted using RC4 or RC4_128 can be decrypted in any compatibility level.

Permissions

[!INCLUDE sssql19-md] and previous versions require VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

[!INCLUDE sssql22-md] and later versions require VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE permission on the server.

Physical joins

:::image type="content" source="media/join-dm-broker-connections-1.svg" alt-text="Diagram of physical joins for sys.dm_broker_connections.":::

Relationship cardinalities

From	To	Relationship
dm_broker_connections.connection_id	dm_exec_connections.connection_id	One-to-one

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