def METHOD_NAME( self, prefix, bus, cpu_params, l1_params ):
    name = prefix + "nic_"
    #print ("createNic() ", name)
    l1 = sst.Component( name + "l1cache", "memHierarchy.Cache")
    l1.addParams( l1_params )
    link = sst.Link( name + "l1_bus_link")
    link.setNoCut();
    link.connect( ( l1, "low_network_0", "50ps" ) , (bus,"high_network_0","1000ps") )
    link = sst.Link( name + "cpu_l1_link")
    link.setNoCut();
    l1.addLink( link, "high_network_0", "1000ps" );
    return link