}
logger.debug("Creating new connection to " + address);
Bootstrap bootstrap = new Bootstrap();
bootstrap.group(workerGroup)
.channel(socketChannelClass)
// Disable Nagle's Algorithm since we don't want packets to wait
.option(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, true)
.option(ChannelOption.SO_KEEPALIVE, true)
.option(ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, conf.connectionTimeoutMs());