{"01.02.03.04.05.06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01:02:03:04:05:06:", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"x1:02:03:04:05:06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01002:03:04:05:06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01:02003:04:05:06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01:02:03004:05:06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01:02:03:04005:06", nil, "invalid MAC address"},
	{"01:02:03:04:05006", nil, "invalid MAC address"},

     * 
     * @param tc
     *            context to use
     * @param address
     * @param port
     * @param exclusive
     *            whether to acquire an unshared connection
     * @return a transport connection to the target
     */
    SmbTransport getSmbTransport ( CIFSContext tc, Address address, int port, boolean exclusive );


    /**
     * Get transport connection
     * 

	// when in an environment that doesn't support LoadBalancer).
	TCPAddresses() ([]string, []int)
	// DiscoveryAddresses returns the external XDS (15012) address on the ingress gateway (or the NodePort address,
	// when in an environment that doesn't support LoadBalancer).
	DiscoveryAddresses() []netip.AddrPort

              "endpoint": {
                "address":{
                  "socket_address": {"address": "accesslog-service", "port_value": 15000}
                }
              }
            }]
          }]
        }
      }
      
    ],
    "listeners":[
      {
        "address": {
          "socket_address": {
            "protocol": "TCP",
            "address": "0.0.0.0",
            

              "endpoint": {
                "address":{
                  "socket_address": {"address": "accesslog-service", "port_value": 15000}
                }
              }
            }]
          }]
        }
      }
      
    ],
    "listeners":[
      {
        "address": {
          "socket_address": {
            "protocol": "TCP",
            "address": "0.0.0.0",
            

            "lb_endpoints": [{
              "endpoint": {
                "address":{
                  "socket_address": {"address": "localhost", "port_value": 6000}
                }
              }
            }]
          }]
        }
      }
      
      
    ],
    "listeners":[
      {
        "address": {
          "socket_address": {
            "protocol": "TCP",

            "lb_endpoints": [{
              "endpoint": {
                "address":{
                  "socket_address": {"address": "localhost", "port_value": 8126}
                }
              }
            }]
          }]
        }
      }
      
      
    ],
    "listeners":[
      {
        "address": {
          "socket_address": {
            "protocol": "TCP",

    InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName("255.255.255.254");
    assertFalse(InetAddresses.isMaximum(address));

    address = InetAddress.getByName("255.255.255.255");
    assertTrue(InetAddresses.isMaximum(address));

    address = InetAddress.getByName("ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:fffe");
    assertFalse(InetAddresses.isMaximum(address));

 */
@ServiceScope(Scope.Global.class)
public interface MessagingClient {
    /**
     * Creates a connection to the given address. Blocks until the connection has been established.
     *
     * @param address The address to connect to.
     */
    ObjectConnection getConnection(Address address);

            "lb_endpoints": [{
              "endpoint": {
                "address":{
                  "socket_address": {"address": "localhost", "port_value": 6000}
                }
              }
            }]
          }]
        }
      }
      
      
    ],
    "listeners":[
      {
        "address": {
          "socket_address": {
            "protocol": "TCP",