*/
public static TransportAddress[] createTransportAddress(String host, int port) {
// idl type is unsighned sort, so we need this trick
short short_port = (port > 32767) ? (short) (port - 65536) : (short) port;
TransportAddress ta = new TransportAddress(host, short_port);
TransportAddress[] taList = new TransportAddress[1];
taList[0] = ta;
return taList;
}