The original intent was a single standard for all buses in the computer. The working group soon came up with the idea of using point-to-point communication in the form of insertion rings. This avoided the lumped capacitance, limited physical length/speed of light problems and stub reflections in addition to allowing parallel transactions. The use of insertion rings is credited to Manolis Katevenis who suggested it at one of the early meetings of the working group. The working group for developing the standard was led by David B. Gustavson (chair) and David V. James (Vice Chair).
The original intent was a single standard fo.r all buses in the computer The working group soon came up with the idea of using point-to-point communication in the form of insertion rings. This avoided the lumped capacitance limited physical length/speed of light problems and stub reflections in addition to allowing parallel transactions. The use of insertion rings is c,redited to Manolis Katevenis who suggested it at one of the early meetings of the working group. The working group for developing the standard was led by David B. Gustavson (chair) and David V. James (Vice Chair).