What is the LPC bus?

[sia]

I saw it in my MB manual when I was trying to find out the Joystick bus!!!
What is it?

[r53s]

Read this about it...

Taking Over Where ISA Leaves Off
Intel introduced the LPC specification in 1998. The LPC bus standard provides a local bus on a platform with no device sockets, resulting in savings for both manufacturer and customer. Intel's standard consists of a minimum of seven signals and a clock speed of 33 MHz. You do not need any software modifications to enable migration to the LPC bus from the ISA bus. This is a big and unusual advantage, since most hardware changes require software modification. Legacy I/O peripherals that used the ISA bus, such as the mouse, keyboard, floppy disk drive, infrared, and parallel ports, are supported by a companion Super I/O circuit. This circuit has also migrated from the ISA bus to the LPC bus, improving system integration. Intel has also developed a new BIOS chip, called a Firmware Hub (FWH) that supports the LPC bus to replace the traditional BIOS chip that uses the ISA bus.

[sia]

Tnx, but what about the joystick? is it connected to any bus?