Returns a minimal lightweight representation of this Vector Time
suitable for network transport.
lightweight representation of this VectorTime in theform of TransportedVectorTime object
Returns index of the given member represented by it's Address
Parameters: member - group member represented by this Address index of the group member or -1 if not found
Determines if the vector clock represented by TransportedVectorTime is
causally next to this VectorTime
Parameters: other - TransportedVectorTime representation of vector clock true if the given TransportedVectorTime is the next causal to this VectorTime