:: Here's an article I found on the subject:
::
:: http://jaybirdwiki.firebirdsql.org/config/connection_pool.html

Thanks for the link but its not very useful. It just discusses the typical
abstracts, with no quantitive measurements. The only thing of help here is
"establishing connection is hardly noticeable with Firebird 1.0.3 and
Firebird 1.5"