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In USB 3.0, dual-bus architecture is used to allow both USB 2.0 (Full Speed, Low Speed, or High Speed) and USB 3.0 (Super Speed) operations to take place simultaneously, thus providing backward compatibility. Connections are such that they also permit forward compatibility, that is, running USB 3.0 devices on USB 2.0 ports. The structural topology is the same, consisting of a tiered star topology with a root hub at level 0 and hubs at lower levels to provide bus connectivity to devices.
E a partir de "SuperSpeed USB 3.0 FAQ" em Everything Usb
[...] Continuous device polling is eliminated [...] Furthermore, the signaling method, while still host-directed, is now asynchronous instead of polling [...]