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+package derms.replica1;
+
+import java.net.DatagramPacket;
+import java.net.DatagramSocket;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+public class UDPUtilities {
+    public static void sendMessage(String message, String host, int port) throws Exception {
+        DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket();
+        InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName(host);
+
+        byte[] buffer = message.getBytes();
+        DatagramPacket request = new DatagramPacket(buffer, buffer.length, address, port);
+
+        socket.send(request);
+        socket.close();
+    }
+}