Multiplexing Multiple Client Connections in a Single Socket

An apparatus, program product and method allow for multiple connections to communicate with a server through a single socket without the need for a proxy. A plurality of client connections is associated with a socket. A multiplexer is utilized to multiplex in the socket a plurality of requests received from at least a subset of the plurality of client connections, and to demultiplex in the socket a plurality of responses to such requests and route the plurality of responses to the appropriate client connections.