USB Protocol

Definitions

1. The layered communication protocol defined by the Universal Serial Bus specification, governing how hosts enumerate, configure, and exchange data with connected devices through a tiered star topology using control, bulk, interrupt, and isochronous transfer types.

   In plain English: The set of rules that allows your computer to detect, configure, and talk to devices plugged in via USB cables.

   Example: "We had to implement the USB HID protocol descriptor from scratch to get the custom gamepad recognized without a driver install."

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