- LocateRequest/LocateReply PDUs allow ORBs to locate objects
- If object not found the request can be forwarded to another host/port location
- Allows for short-term migration of objects
- Request can contain an extensible Service Context
- A critical feature to allow for services such as
- Transaction service (OTS)
- Concurrency service (distributed locking)
- Implementing services requires support from the object adapter and interceptors
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