public final int getProximity() {
        return this.proximity;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the alternate path for this referral.
     *
     * @return the altPath
     */
    public final String getAltPath() {
        return this.altPath;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the time-to-live value for this referral in seconds.
     *
     * @return the ttl
     */
    public final int getTtl() {

        // First verify the referral was parsed correctly
        assertNotNull(referral.getRpath());
        assertNotNull(referral.getAltPath());
        assertNotNull(referral.getNode());
        assertEquals("\\\\server\\\\share", referral.getRpath());
        assertEquals("\\\\alt\\\\path", referral.getAltPath());
        assertEquals("NODE01", referral.getNode());

        String result = referral.toString();