}


    /**
     * 
     * @param uuid
     *            wrapped uuid
     */
    public UUID ( rpc.uuid_t uuid ) {
        this.time_low = uuid.time_low;
        this.time_mid = uuid.time_mid;
        this.time_hi_and_version = uuid.time_hi_and_version;
        this.clock_seq_hi_and_reserved = uuid.clock_seq_hi_and_reserved;
        this.clock_seq_low = uuid.clock_seq_low;
        this.node = new byte[6];

    private static byte B(int i) { return (byte)(i & 0xFF); }
    private static short S(int i) { return (short)(i & 0xFFFF); }

    public UUID(rpc.uuid_t uuid) {
        time_low = uuid.time_low;
        time_mid = uuid.time_mid;
        time_hi_and_version = uuid.time_hi_and_version;
        clock_seq_hi_and_reserved = uuid.clock_seq_hi_and_reserved;
        clock_seq_low = uuid.clock_seq_low;
        node = new byte[6];