Using ActiveMQ > Configuring Transports > ActiveMQ Connection URIs > UDP Transport Reference
The UDP transport allows clients to connect to a remote ActiveMQ broker using raw UDP
Note that by default UDP is not reliable; datagrams can be lost so you should add a reliability layer to ensure the JMS contract can be implemented on a non-reliable transport.
`udp://hostname:port?transportOptions**
Option Name
Default Value
Description
minmumWireFormatVersion
0
The minimum version wireformat that is allowed
trace
false
Causes all commands that are sent over the transport to be logged
useLocalHost
true
When true, it causes the local machines name to resolve to “localhost”.
datagramSize
4 * 1024
Specifies the size of a datagram
wireFormat
default
The name of the WireFormat to use
wireFormat.*
All the properties with this prefix are used to configure the wireFormat. See Configuring Wire Formats for more information