diff --git a/bs/Bus.bs b/bs/Bus.bs
index b554ba1..7df4955 100644
--- a/bs/Bus.bs
+++ b/bs/Bus.bs
@@ -10,20 +10,56 @@ import Arbiter
 clientRequest :: Arbiter.ArbiterClient_IFC -> Action
 clientRequest ifc = ifc.request
 
-mkBus :: Vector numClients (BusClient inFlightTransactions)
+busRequestToAddr :: BusRequest -> Addr
+busRequestToAddr req = case req of
+    BusReadRequest (ReadRequest addr _) -> addr
+    WriteReadRequest (WriteRequest addr _) -> addr
+
+mkBus :: (Addr -> Integer)
+      -> Vector numClients (BusClient inFlightTransactions)
       -> Vector numServers (BusServer inFlightTransactions numClients)
       -> Module Empty
-mkBus clientVec serverVec = do
-    tagEngineByClient :: Vector numClients (TagEngine inFlightTransactions)
-    tagEngineByClient <- replicateM mkTagEngine
+mkBus addrToServerTranslation clientVec serverVec = do
+    tagEngineByClientVec :: Vector numClients (TagEngine inFlightTransactions)
+    tagEngineByClientVec <- replicateM mkTagEngine
 
-    arbiterByServer :: Vector numServers (Arbiter_IFC numClients)
-    arbiterByServer <- replicateM (mkArbiter False)
+    arbiterByServerVec :: Vector numServers (Arbiter_IFC numClients)
+    arbiterByServerVec <- replicateM (mkArbiter False)
+
+    -- statically determinate criteria
+    let 
+        clientIdx :: Integer = 0
+        selectedClient ::(BusClient inFlightTransactions)
+        selectedClient = (select clientVec clientIdx)
+        selectedTagEngine = (select tagEngineByClientVec clientIdx)
 
     addRules |>
         rules
             "placeholder rule": when True ==> do
-                let selectedArbiter = (select arbiterByServer 0)
-                mapM_ clientRequest selectedArbiter.clients
+                let selectedServerArbiter = (select arbiterByServerVec 0)
+                mapM_ clientRequest selectedServerArbiter.clients
+
+            "connect request client 0": 
+                when True 
+                ==> do
+                tag <- selectedTagEngine.requestTag
+
+                busRequest      :: BusRequest
+                busRequest      <- selectedClient.dequeueRequest tag
+
+                -- let
+                --     addr = busRequestToAddr busRequest
+                --     targetServerIdx  = addrToServerTranslation addr
+                --     targetServer  = (select serverVec targetServerIdx)
+                --     targetServerArbiter  = (select arbiterByServerVec targetServerIdx)
+                
+                -- targetServerArbiter.request
+
+                -- if targetServerArbiter.grant
+                --     then targetServer.enqueueRequest (tag, busRequest)
+                --     else action {}
+                
+                -- targetServer
+                action {}
 
     return $ interface Empty { }