just plug-and-play for keyboards mice modems printers and other usb peripherals. this cable provides a transfer rate up to 480 mbps depending upon the peripheral s usb version and easily attaches to any usb device. foil and braid shielding reduces emi/rfi interference and twisted pair construction helps reduce crosstalk thus ensuring high speed error-free data transfer. meets all ul requirements for communication cabling and is compatible with usb 1.0 1.1 and 2.0.