1.3.5 Activity Statistics
A COMT server optionally collects run-time activity statistics about component instances and instance containers.
Individual components define operations that component instances are able to execute at the request of external entities. A method call is the act of a component instance executing such an operation as a result of a specific request from an external entity. An example of a method call is a DCOM method call, as specified in [MS-DCOM]. COMT enables a client to obtain method call statistics for the components instantiated in an instance container, such as the number of successful method calls or the average time to complete a method call.
Servers that use a reference counting mechanism for component instances optionally collect statistics on the number of references to a component instance. The meaning of a reference is implementation-specific, but this information could be useful to administrators. The COMT enables a client to obtain reference statistics for the components that are instantiated in an instance container.