central functional unit 214 while another communications path may connect another one or more sensors 170 to another functional unit returning to fig1 the force sensors 170 communicate with a central functional unit 214 through the communications medium 305 communications over the communications medium 305 can be in the form of network communications using for example ethernet with each of the sensor modules being addressable individually or in groups alternatively communications can be point to point whatever form it takes the communications medium 235 may provide high speed data communication between the sensors in the bit 160 and the central functional unit 214 the communications medium 305 may permit communications at a speed sufficient to allow the central functional unit 214 to perform real time collection and analysis of data from force sensors 170 fig4 is another embodiment of enhancing operations of a bottom hole assembly regarding mud circulation the mud supply circulation system 400 of fig4 in an exemplary embodiment typically part of the bottom hole assembly maintains the circulation system of drilling mud typically mixture of water clay weighting material and chemicals used to lift rock cuttings form the drill bit to the surface under pressure through the kelly rotary table drill pipes and drill collars the pump.