this.heartbeatFailures++;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the number of consecutive heartbeat failures.
     *
     * @return the number of consecutive heartbeat failures
     */
    public int getHeartbeatFailures() {
        return heartbeatFailures;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if this registration has expired based on the timeout.
     *
     * @param timeoutMs the timeout in milliseconds