public int getPortPerIP (String IPadress) {
		int portNumber = 0;
		int tempIP = 0;
		
		tempIP = extractIP(IPadress);
		
		if ( tempIP == Parameters.AS_IP_ADDRESS ){
			portNumber = Parameters.UDP_PORT_REPLICA_B_AS;
			
		}else if ( tempIP == Parameters.EU_IP_ADDRESS ){
			portNumber =Parameters.UDP_PORT_REPLICA_B_EU;
		}
		else if ( tempIP == Parameters.NA_IP_ADDRESS ){
			portNumber = Parameters.UDP_PORT_REPLICA_B_NA;
		}
		
		return portNumber;
	}