{
// make configurable
String props="UDP(mcast_addr=" + lca.getUdpMulticastAddr() + ";mcast_port=" + lca.getUdpMulticastPort()+ "):PING:MERGE2(min_interval=5000;max_interval=10000):FD:STABLE:NAKACK:UNICAST:" +
"FRAG:FLUSH:GMS:VIEW_ENFORCER:STATE_TRANSFER:QUEUE";
javagroups = new JChannel(props);
javagroups.setOpt(javagroups.LOCAL, Boolean.FALSE);
// could have a channel per region
//javagroups.connect(IJGConstants.DEFAULT_JG_GROUP_NAME);
javagroups.connect(groupName);