code: public final ClientSocketFactory getLoadBalanceSocketPool()
    {
      ClientSocketFactory factory = getLoadBalanceSocketFactory();
      
      if (factory == null)
        return null;
      
      if (_serverBartender.getState().isDisableSoft()) {
        factory.enableSessionOnly();
      }
      else if (_serverBartender.getState().isDisabled()){
        // server/269g
        factory.disable();
      }
      else {
        factory.enable();
      }
      
      return factory;
    }
docs: Returns the socket pool as a load-balancer.