A process of arbitration determines which device sends information at any point.
Multidrop buses have the advantage of simplicity and extensibility, but their differing electrical characteristics make them relatively unsuitable for high frequency or high bandwidth applications.
Modern SDRAM chips exemplify the problem of electrical impedance discontinuity.
[clarification needed] Fully Buffered DIMM is an alternative approach to connecting multiple DRAM modules to a memory controller.
MDB/ICP (formerly known as MDB) is a multidrop bus computer networking protocol used within the vending machine industry, currently published by the American National Automatic Merchandising Association.