translate English to German: USB was originally seen as a complement to FireWire , which was designed as a high-speed serial bus which could efficiently interconnect peripherals such as hard disks, audio interfaces, and video equipment.
Low-, Full- und High-Speed-Geräte lassen sich an einem USB-2.0-Host fast beliebig mischen, ohne dass Geschwindigkeitsnachteile entstehen. Hubs nach dem USB-1.x-Standard können an USB-2.0-Hosts verwendet werden.