DISTRIBUTED reference counting is something typically performed EITHER by a remote object, the factory for the remote object or possibly by the ORB itself. The KEY concept is that something is tracking the NUMBER of connections to a particular remote object. The counter is incremented when a new reference to the remote object is created. The counter is decremented when a reference to the remote object is destroyed. The idea is that by looking at the counter, one can determine if the remote object is still in use.

Distributed reference counting is something typically performed either by a remote object, the factory for the remote object or possibly by the ORB itself. The key concept is that something is tracking the number of connections to a particular remote object. The counter is incremented when a new reference to the remote object is created. The counter is decremented when a reference to the remote object is destroyed. The idea is that by looking at the counter, one can determine if the remote object is still in use.