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A typical RDRAM system is composed of 3 main elements :
 
* a controller, which act as the channel master. This partrole resideis infulfilled by the [[RDRAM Interface|RI]] with the help of the RAC (Rambus ASIC Cell).
* the channel, which is a synchronous bus connecting the RDRAM devices together.
* RDRAM modules, each containing memory banks, and some registers. RDRAM devices are daisy-chained via serial signals SIn/SOut.
 
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[[File:RI RDRAM png.png|center|frame|RI/RDRAM system overview]]
The N64 system implements the "Base RDRAM" protocol, which is the earliest version of RDRAM protocol. Historical note, latter version of the protocol are "Concurrent RDRAM" and "Direct RDRAM".