Determining the speed of connected devices
1. The USB 2.0 specification includes three separate modes of data
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Connection Speed
Low
Full
High
2. In addition, the upstream port has a corresponding LED that indicates the
Host Controller Speed
Full
High
Note: The Hub itself will always connect to the host as either a full- or high-
speed device, never as a low-speed device.
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transmission. These are defined as low-speed (1.5Mbps), full-speed
(12Mbps), and high-speed (480Mbps). The Belkin Premium hub is the
only USB hub on the market today that provides a visual indication of a
connected device's speed. This is accomplished using proprietary speed
indication circuitry. Each downstream port on the Hub has a corresponding
LED that changes color according to the speed of the connected device as
noted below.
speed of the computer's USB host controller as noted below.
LED color
Green
Red
Amber
LED color
Red
Amber
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