USB4 v2.0 Protocol Training

Get concrete, detailed answers to your questions:

• What is new with the USB4 v2.0 Protocol?
• How has the Topology changed?
• How are Routers Enumerated and configured?
• How is QoS and Flow control implemented in USB4?
• How does USB4 handle Tunneling and what protocols can be Tunneled?

Learn these things and more in Austin Lab’s comprehensive USB4 Protocol Training. Based on the latest USB4 specification as well as real world test findings from Austin Labs Testing Services, our USB4 Protocol Training covers the USB4 Architecture from Enumeration to Configuration and Initialization. Additionally, every Austin Labs protocol class includes lab time involving trace analysis of the protocol as well as a guided walk-through of best practices for analyzer configuration and installation

Our classes are designed for engineering-minded individuals such as test engineers, design engineers, technical product/field support, and storage/system administrators who address low-level protocol issues.

Lab time included in every class. Outlines are fully customizable for private classes!

• USB 2/3 Review
• USB4 Architecture
• Power Delivery
• LAB - PD Initialization
• Physical Layer
• SB and Initialization
• LAB - Link Initialization
• Transport Layer
• LAB - Routing and Flow Control
• Configuration Layer
• LAB - Configuration
• USB3 Tunneling
• LAB - USB3 Tunneling
• DisplayPort Tunneling
• LAB - DP Tunneling
• PCIe Tunneling
• LAB - PCIe Tunneling
• Host Interface

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Insight into the standard based on our real world testing experience

Instruction from experts with over 20 years of experience in storage and networking

Introduction to USB4™

An introduction to USB4 as a protocol as well as the specifications and organization that govern it. It also deals with the marketing aspects that drive USB4 adoption in the current landscape by addressing the following questions:

• What is new in USB4 v2.0?
• Why do we need USB4?
• What is the governing organization?
• What are the relevant specifications and where can they be found?

Bit-Field Level Understanding

Students will be able to recognize the structure and purpose of register and packet bit fields while learning how to navigate the specifications for additional technical details.

Basics of USB 2/3

Review USB 2 and USB 3.2 architecture and general function while understanding that these protocols remain a large part of USB4.

• USB 2.0 Architecture
• USB 3.2 Architecture
• USB C Cable

USB4 Version 2.0

This section deals directly with the flows, processes, and entities that make up USB4 v2.0 communication. It is a comprehensive study that gives students the knowledge and skills to analyze and assess USB4 devices and interactions. Students will explore the inner workings of the protocol by discussing subjects such as:

• USB4 v2.0 Topology and Architecture
• Adapters and Ports
• Configuration Manager Function and Flow
• Protocol Tunneling Support
• Paths and HopIDs

USB4 Protocol Tunneling

Discover what makes USB4 truly universal: Protocol Tunneling. This section covers each protocol that can be tunneled inside USB4 along with the changes made to their native protocol layers and how these paths are set up and configured.

• USB3 Tunneling
• PCIe Tunneling
• DisplayPort Tunneling
• TBT3 Alternative Mode

Each course features multiple hands-on labs that immerse you in the same USB analyzer software used by industry professionals to break down and interpret real world traces. You’ll work directly with specialized trace files that we provide, and together we’ll walk through the process of efficiently collecting data, identifying key events, and debugging complex scenarios. These labs are designed to give you practical experience, not just theory, so you’ll leave with the confidence to apply what you’ve learned in real environments.

In these labs, you will:

• Analyze USB4 Power Deliver and Initialization Traces to understand system initialization and protocol behavior.
• Develop a systematic approach to debugging traces, learning what patterns, anomalies, and error conditions to look for.
• Gain hands on familiarity with analyzer workflows, so you can replicate the process when working with your own hardware and systems.

We test customers’ products quickly and thoroughly in an enterprise environment to ensure that products will survive the rigorous demands of mission-critical applications. Customers come to us for our fast turnaround, superior analysis, excellent results, competitive prices, and, of course, 100% confidentiality. We work hand-in-hand with our customers’ engineers to provide solutions, not just information. We provide not only the results of our tests, but also the debug, analysis, and regression testing that is needed to ensure that the products we test perform as expected—not for our customers, but for your customers.

About Austin Labs

Austin Labs is the industry leading third-party testing and training facility. With state-of-the-art test facilities located around the world and industry expertise Austin Labs takes advantage of the wide array of Teledyne LeCroy tools for validation testing of products from server/storage to client systems with expertise in PCIe, NVMe, CXL, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SAS, SATA, USB, Thunderbolt, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI, DisplayPort, MiPi C/D-Phy, MiPi M-Phy, and many others.

Our engineers helped develop some of the industry’s key technologies and continue to have a vigorous passion for improving products and sharing their knowledge. This experience and enthusiasm translates into the highest quality testing and training services possible.

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