.. BACpypes tutorial lesson 4

Addressing
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BACnet addresses come in five delicious flavors:

local station 
    A message addressed to one device on the same network as the originator.

local broadcast
    A message addressed to all devices or nodes on the same network as the originator.
    
remote station
    A message addressed to one device on a different network than the originator.

remote broadcast
    A message addressed to all devices or nodes on a different network than the originator.
    
global broadcast
    A message addressed to all devices or nodes on all networks known any device on any network.