diff --git a/protocol/rlp/component.cpp b/protocol/rlp/component.cpp
index ecd1c37..d4a16ae 100644
--- a/protocol/rlp/component.cpp
+++ b/protocol/rlp/component.cpp
@@ -66,11 +66,27 @@ void Component::UdpPayloadReceiver(PDU::Stream stream)
  * @param ip
  */
 void Component::rlpSendUdp (const uint32_t vector,
-                            const PDU::Message< PDU::pdu_data > data,
+                            const PDU::Message<PDU::pdu_data> data,
                             const SDT::UDP::ipAddress& ip)
 {
-  RLP::UDP::transport transport(true);
-  rlpSend(transport, vector, data, ip);
+  /// Construct the RLP PDU.
+  auto rlp = std::make_shared<RLP::Pdu>();
+  rlp->setVector(vector);
+  rlp->setHeader(rlp_header_);
+  rlp->setData(data);
+
+  /// Use the EPI 17 tranport format.
+  UDP::transport transport(true);
+  transport.root.pdu->push_back(rlp);
+
+  /// Fill an output stream with the transported PDU
+  size_t length = transport.streamSize();
+  uint8_t buffer[length];
+  PDU::Stream stream(new PDU::pdu_stream(buffer, length));
+  *stream << transport;
+
+  /// Platform devices shall impliment the send.
+  sendUDP(stream, ip);
 }
 
 
@@ -101,8 +117,24 @@ void Component::rlpSendTcp (const uint32_t vector,
                             const PDU::Message<PDU::pdu_data> data,
                             const SDT::UDP::ipAddress& ip)
 {
-  RLP::TCP::transport transport(true);
-  rlpSend(transport, vector, data, ip);
+  /// Construct the RLP PDU.
+  auto rlp = std::make_shared<RLP::Pdu>();
+  rlp->setVector(vector);
+  rlp->setHeader(rlp_header_);
+  rlp->setData(data);
+
+  /// Use the EPI 33 tranport format.
+  TCP::transport transport(true);
+  transport.root.pdu->push_back(rlp);
+
+  /// Fill an output stream with the transported PDU
+  size_t length = transport.streamSize();
+  uint8_t buffer[length];
+  PDU::Stream stream(new PDU::pdu_stream(buffer, length));
+  *stream << transport;
+
+  /// Platform devices shall impliment the send.
+  sendTCP(stream, ip);
 }
 
 
@@ -143,38 +175,6 @@ void Component::RlpRegisterVector(uint32_t vect, PDU::Handler<RLP::Pdu> handle)
 }
 
 
-/**
- * @brief Component::rlpSend
- * @param transport
- * @param vector
- * @param data
- * @param ip
- */
-void Component::rlpSend(ACN::RLP::message_transport& transport,
-                        const uint32_t vector,
-                        const PDU::Message<PDU::pdu_data> data,
-                        const SDT::UDP::ipAddress& ip)
-{
-  // rlp pdu
-  auto rlp = std::make_shared<RLP::Pdu>();
-  rlp->setVector(vector);
-  rlp->setHeader(rlp_header_);
-  rlp->setData(data);
-
-  // root block
-  transport.root.pdu->push_back(rlp);
-
-  // create an output stream
-  size_t length = transport.streamSize();
-  uint8_t buffer[length];
-  ACN::PDU::Stream stream(new ACN::PDU::pdu_stream(buffer, length));
-
-  // write message
-  *stream << transport;
-  sendUDP(stream, ip);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * @brief Component::sendUDP
  * @param stream
diff --git a/protocol/rlp/component.h b/protocol/rlp/component.h
index 017e9fc..5453767 100644
--- a/protocol/rlp/component.h
+++ b/protocol/rlp/component.h
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ protected:
   void RlpReceiver(PDU::Message<RLP::Pdu>);
   void RlpRegisterVector(uint32_t, PDU::Handler<RLP::Pdu>);
 
-  void rlpSend(ACN::RLP::message_transport&, const uint32_t vector,
-               const PDU::Message<PDU::pdu_data> data,
-               const SDT::UDP::ipAddress&);
-
   virtual void sendUDP(const PDU::Stream, const SDT::UDP::ipAddress&);
   virtual void sendTCP(const PDU::Stream, const SDT::UDP::ipAddress&);