012 NPR's Broadcast UDP/IP packets are not utilized by the control network applications

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Issue

Are the 012 NPR’s Broadcast UDP/IP packets utilized by the control network applications?

Environment

012 NPR

Cause

The only Ethernet broadcasts that will be used are standard ARP broadcasts for normal MAC to IP address resolution. The NPR requires a static IP address assignment.

Resolution

No. The Broadcast UDP/IP packets are NOT utilized by the control network applications.