diff --git a/pvAccessApp/server/referencedTransportSender.cpp b/pvAccessApp/server/referencedTransportSender.cpp
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+++ b/pvAccessApp/server/referencedTransportSender.cpp
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+/*
+ * referencedTransportSender.cpp
+ */
+
+#include "referencedTransportSender.h"
+
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvAccess {
+
+void ReferencedTransportSender::release()
+{
+	_refMutex.lock();
+	_refCount--;
+	_refMutex.unlock();
+	if (_refCount == 0)
+	{
+		delete this;
+	}
+}
+
+void ReferencedTransportSender::acquire()
+{
+    Lock guard(_refMutex);
+    _refCount++;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/server/referencedTransportSender.h b/pvAccessApp/server/referencedTransportSender.h
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+/*
+ * referencedTransportSender.h
+ */
+
+#ifndef REFERENCEDTRANSPORTSENDER_H_
+#define REFERENCEDTRANSPORTSENDER_H_
+
+#include "remote.h"
+
+namespace epics {
+namespace pvAccess {
+
+class ReferencedTransportSender :  public TransportSender
+{
+public:
+	void release();
+	void acquire();
+private:
+	epics::pvData::Mutex _refMutex;
+	int32 _refCount;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+
+#endif /* REFERENCEDTRANSPORTSENDER_H_ */