diff --git a/block/networking/BlockController.java b/block/networking/BlockController.java
index ce34bfd7..cceed85d 100644
--- a/block/networking/BlockController.java
+++ b/block/networking/BlockController.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class BlockController extends AEBaseBlock
 
 	public BlockController() {
 		super( BlockController.class, Material.iron );
-		setfeature( EnumSet.of( AEFeature.Core ) );
+		setfeature( EnumSet.of( AEFeature.Channels ) );
 		setTileEntiy( TileController.class );
 		setHardness( 6 );
 	}
diff --git a/core/features/AEFeature.java b/core/features/AEFeature.java
index 69629b28..9aa092c9 100644
--- a/core/features/AEFeature.java
+++ b/core/features/AEFeature.java
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ public enum AEFeature
 
 	CraftingCPU("CraftingFeatures"), PowerGen("NetworkFeatures"), Security("NetworkFeatures"),
 
-	// Crafting("NetworkFeatures"), MolecularAssembler("NetworkFeatures"),
-
-	SpatialIO("NetworkFeatures"), QuantumNetworkBridge("NetworkFeatures"),
+	SpatialIO("NetworkFeatures"), QuantumNetworkBridge("NetworkFeatures"), Channels("NetworkFeatures"),
 
 	LevelEmiter("NetworkBuses"), CraftingTerminal("NetworkBuses"), StorageMonitor("NetworkBuses"), P2PTunnel("NetworkBuses"), FormationPlane("NetworkBuses"), AnnihilationPlane(
 			"NetworkBuses"), ImportBus("NetworkBuses"), ExportBus("NetworkBuses"), StorageBus("NetworkBuses"), PartConversionMonitor("NetworkBuses"),
diff --git a/items/parts/PartType.java b/items/parts/PartType.java
index e49636c7..f26df5ae 100644
--- a/items/parts/PartType.java
+++ b/items/parts/PartType.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ public enum PartType
 
 	CableCovered(20, AEFeature.Core, PartCableCovered.class),
 
-	CableSmart(40, AEFeature.Core, PartCableSmart.class),
+	CableSmart(40, AEFeature.Channels, PartCableSmart.class),
 
-	CableDense(60, AEFeature.DenseCables, PartDenseCable.class),
+	CableDense(60, AEFeature.Channels, PartDenseCable.class),
 
 	ToggleBus(80, AEFeature.Core, PartToggleBus.class),
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ public enum PartType
 
 	FormationPlane(320, AEFeature.FormationPlane, PartFormationPlane.class),
 
-	// CraftingMonitor(AEFeature.Crafting, PartCraftingMonitor.class),
-
 	PatternTerminal(340, AEFeature.Patterns, PartPatternTerminal.class),
 
 	CraftingTerminal(360, AEFeature.CraftingTerminal, PartCraftingTerminal.class),
diff --git a/me/cache/PathGridCache.java b/me/cache/PathGridCache.java
index e8790adf..ff501993 100644
--- a/me/cache/PathGridCache.java
+++ b/me/cache/PathGridCache.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import appeng.api.networking.events.MENetworkEventSubscribe;
 import appeng.api.networking.pathing.ControllerState;
 import appeng.api.networking.pathing.IPathingGrid;
 import appeng.api.util.DimensionalCoord;
+import appeng.core.AEConfig;
+import appeng.core.features.AEFeature;
 import appeng.me.GridConnection;
 import appeng.me.GridNode;
 import appeng.me.pathfinding.AdHocChannelUpdater;
@@ -78,7 +80,18 @@ public class PathGridCache implements IPathingGrid
 			updateNetwork = false;
 			instance++;
 
-			if ( controllerState == ControllerState.NO_CONTROLLER )
+			if ( !AEConfig.instance.isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.Channels ) )
+			{
+				int used = calculateRequiredChanels();
+
+				int nodes = myGrid.getNodes().size();
+				ticksUntilReady = 20 + Math.max( 0, nodes / 100 - 20 );
+				channelsByBlocks = nodes * used;
+				channelPowerUsage = (double) channelsByBlocks / 128.0;
+
+				myGrid.getPivot().beginVisition( new AdHocChannelUpdater( used ) );
+			}
+			else if ( controllerState == ControllerState.NO_CONTROLLER )
 			{
 				int requiredChannels = calculateRequiredChanels();
 				int used = requiredChannels;