diff --git a/src/mem/bus.cc b/src/mem/bus.cc
index cf9e54e62..e3b395afc 100644
--- a/src/mem/bus.cc
+++ b/src/mem/bus.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ Bus::recvTiming(Packet *pkt)
             pkt->getSrc(), pkt->getDest(), pkt->getAddr(), pkt->cmdString());
 
     short dest = pkt->getDest();
+    //if (pkt->isRequest() && curTick < tickAddrLastUsed ||
+    //        (pkt->isResponse() || pkt->hasData()) && curTick < tickDataLastUsed) {
+        //We're going to need resources that have already been committed
+        //Send this guy to the back of the line
+        //We don't need to worry about scheduling an event to deal with when the
+        //bus is freed because that's handled when tick*LastUsed is incremented.
+    //    retryList.push_back(interfaces[pkt->getSrc()]);
+    //    return false;
+    //}
+
     if (dest == Packet::Broadcast) {
         if ( timingSnoopPhase1(pkt) )
         {
@@ -95,8 +105,29 @@ Bus::recvTiming(Packet *pkt)
         assert(dest != pkt->getSrc()); // catch infinite loops
         port = interfaces[dest];
     }
+
+
     if (port->sendTiming(pkt))  {
-        // packet was successfully sent, just return true.
+        // Packet was successfully sent.
+        // Figure out what resources were used, and then return true.
+        //if (pkt->isRequest()) {
+            // The address bus will be used for one cycle
+        //    while (tickAddrLastUsed <= curTick)
+        //        tickAddrLastUsed += clock;
+        //}
+        //if (pkt->isResponse() || pkt->hasData()) {
+            // Use up the data bus for at least one bus cycle
+        //    while (tickDataLastUsed <= curTick)
+        //        tickDataLastUsed += clock;
+            // Use up the data bus for however many cycles remain
+        //    if (pkt->hasData()) {
+        //        int dataSize = pkt->getSize();
+        //        for (int transmitted = width; transmitted < dataSize;
+        //                transmitted += width) {
+        //            tickDataLastUsed += clock;
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //}
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -380,16 +411,20 @@ Bus::addressRanges(AddrRangeList &resp, AddrRangeList &snoop, int id)
 BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Bus)
 
     Param<int> bus_id;
+    Param<int> clock;
+    Param<int> width;
 
 END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Bus)
 
 BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Bus)
-    INIT_PARAM(bus_id, "a globally unique bus id")
+    INIT_PARAM(bus_id, "a globally unique bus id"),
+    INIT_PARAM(clock, "bus clock speed"),
+    INIT_PARAM(width, "width of the bus (bits)")
 END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Bus)
 
 CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(Bus)
 {
-    return new Bus(getInstanceName(), bus_id);
+    return new Bus(getInstanceName(), bus_id, clock, width);
 }
 
 REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("Bus", Bus)
diff --git a/src/mem/bus.hh b/src/mem/bus.hh
index 941389296..9dd666304 100644
--- a/src/mem/bus.hh
+++ b/src/mem/bus.hh
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ class Bus : public MemObject
 {
     /** a globally unique id for this bus. */
     int busId;
+    /** the clock speed for the bus */
+    int clock;
+    /** the width of the bus in bits */
+    int width;
+    /** the last tick the address bus was used */
+    Tick tickAddrLastUsed;
+    /** the last tick the data bus was used */
+    Tick tickDataLastUsed;
 
     static const int defaultId = -1;
 
@@ -199,8 +207,12 @@ class Bus : public MemObject
 
     virtual void init();
 
-    Bus(const std::string &n, int bus_id)
-        : MemObject(n), busId(bus_id), defaultPort(NULL)  {}
+    Bus(const std::string &n, int bus_id, int _clock, int _width)
+        : MemObject(n), busId(bus_id), clock(_clock), width(_width),
+        tickAddrLastUsed(0), tickDataLastUsed(0), defaultPort(NULL)
+    {
+        assert(width);
+    }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mem/packet.hh b/src/mem/packet.hh
index c7d28010c..b14343b47 100644
--- a/src/mem/packet.hh
+++ b/src/mem/packet.hh
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ class Packet
         IsResponse 	= 1 << 5,
         NeedsResponse	= 1 << 6,
         IsSWPrefetch    = 1 << 7,
-        IsHWPrefetch    = 1 << 8
+        IsHWPrefetch    = 1 << 8,
+        HasData		= 1 << 9
     };
 
   public:
@@ -183,21 +184,24 @@ class Packet
     {
         InvalidCmd      = 0,
         ReadReq		= IsRead  | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
-        WriteReq	= IsWrite | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
-        WriteReqNoAck	= IsWrite | IsRequest,
-        ReadResp	= IsRead  | IsResponse | NeedsResponse,
+        WriteReq	= IsWrite | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,// | HasData,
+        WriteReqNoAck	= IsWrite | IsRequest,// | HasData,
+        ReadResp	= IsRead  | IsResponse | NeedsResponse,// | HasData,
         WriteResp	= IsWrite | IsResponse | NeedsResponse,
-        Writeback       = IsWrite | IsRequest,
+        Writeback       = IsWrite | IsRequest,// | HasData,
         SoftPFReq       = IsRead  | IsRequest | IsSWPrefetch | NeedsResponse,
         HardPFReq       = IsRead  | IsRequest | IsHWPrefetch | NeedsResponse,
-        SoftPFResp      = IsRead  | IsResponse | IsSWPrefetch | NeedsResponse,
-        HardPFResp      = IsRead  | IsResponse | IsHWPrefetch | NeedsResponse,
+        SoftPFResp      = IsRead  | IsResponse | IsSWPrefetch
+                                | NeedsResponse,// | HasData,
+        HardPFResp      = IsRead  | IsResponse | IsHWPrefetch
+                                | NeedsResponse,// | HasData,
         InvalidateReq   = IsInvalidate | IsRequest,
-        WriteInvalidateReq = IsWrite | IsInvalidate | IsRequest,
+        WriteInvalidateReq = IsWrite | IsInvalidate | IsRequest,// | HasData,
         UpgradeReq      = IsInvalidate | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
         UpgradeResp     = IsInvalidate | IsResponse | NeedsResponse,
         ReadExReq       = IsRead | IsInvalidate | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
-        ReadExResp      = IsRead | IsInvalidate | IsResponse | NeedsResponse
+        ReadExResp      = IsRead | IsInvalidate | IsResponse
+                                | NeedsResponse,// | HasData
     };
 
     /** Return the string name of the cmd field (for debugging and
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ class Packet
     bool isResponse()	 { return (cmd & IsResponse) != 0; }
     bool needsResponse() { return (cmd & NeedsResponse) != 0; }
     bool isInvalidate()  { return (cmd & IsInvalidate) != 0; }
+    bool hasData()	 { return (cmd & HasData) != 0; }
 
     bool isCacheFill() { return (flags & CACHE_LINE_FILL) != 0; }
     bool isNoAllocate() { return (flags & NO_ALLOCATE) != 0; }
diff --git a/src/python/m5/objects/Bus.py b/src/python/m5/objects/Bus.py
index f6828a0d5..b7c55990c 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/objects/Bus.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/objects/Bus.py
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ class Bus(MemObject):
     port = VectorPort("vector port for connecting devices")
     default = Port("Default port for requests that aren't handeled by a device.")
     bus_id = Param.Int(0, "blah")
+    clock = Param.Clock("1GHz", "bus clock speed")
+    width = Param.Int(64, "bus width (bits)")