diff -r 3f37cc5d25bc -r c8bc96030487 src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc	Mon May 23 14:36:22 2011 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc	Mon May 23 21:11:03 2011 -0400
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@
     }
     // false because this isn't a reconfiguration
     m_topology_ptr->createLinks(this, false);
+
+    // initialize the link's network pointers
+   for (vector<NetworkLink_d*>::const_iterator i = m_link_ptr_vector.begin();
+         i != m_link_ptr_vector.end(); ++i) {
+        NetworkLink_d* net_link = safe_cast<NetworkLink_d*>(*i);
+        net_link->init_net_ptr(this);
+    }
 }
 
 GarnetNetwork_d::~GarnetNetwork_d()
diff -r 3f37cc5d25bc -r c8bc96030487 src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh	Mon May 23 14:36:22 2011 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh	Mon May 23 21:11:03 2011 -0400
@@ -65,12 +65,17 @@
     inline bool isReady()           { return linkBuffer->isReady(); }
     inline flit_d* peekLink()       { return linkBuffer->peekTopFlit(); }
     inline flit_d* consumeLink()    { return linkBuffer->getTopFlit(); }
+    void init_net_ptr(GarnetNetwork_d* net_ptr)
+    {
+        m_net_ptr = net_ptr;
+    }
 
   protected:
     int m_id;
     int m_latency;
+    int channel_width;
 
-    int channel_width;
+    GarnetNetwork_d *m_net_ptr;
     flitBuffer_d *linkBuffer;
     Consumer *link_consumer;
     flitBuffer_d *link_srcQueue;
diff -r 3f37cc5d25bc -r c8bc96030487 src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc	Mon May 23 14:36:22 2011 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc	Mon May 23 21:11:03 2011 -0400
@@ -245,13 +245,9 @@
         channel_width    /* channel width */,
         orion_cfg_ptr);
 
-//
-//  NOTE!  I believe this calculation will be moved to McPAT, thus this
-//  reference to the net_ptr can be removed
-//
 //    // Dynamic Power
-    double sim_cycles = 0.0;
-//         (double)(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - m_net_ptr->getRubyStartTime());
+    double sim_cycles =
+        (double)(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - m_net_ptr->getRubyStartTime());
 
     double Plink_dyn = orion_link_ptr->calc_dynamic_energy(channel_width/2)*
         (m_link_utilized/ sim_cycles)*freq_Hz;