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You are listed at the maintainer for the cdc_ncm and usbnet Linux drivers. The cdc_ncm driver has only had a handful of changes in recent years, as the spec too has not been updated for some time. Recently, the USB NCM workgroup has finished and published a major revision to the spec - NCM 1.1 - with several new features as well as data path updates. The new revision is available here: https://www.usb.org/document-library/usb-communications-class-subclass-specifications-network-control-model-devices-v11 An "executive summary" is here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mcci-corporation_usb-if-compliance-workshop-139-activity-7335815355266719744-BAdf/ There are on-going initiatives to update the Windows and MacOS NCM drivers to support the new 1.1 features. Do you know of any plans to update the Linux driver as well? I expect there will be some inquiries as soon as the first NCM1.1-capable devices appear, which may happen already next year. CC-ing Terry and Maze who have been active participants in the NCM workgroup and expressed interest in Linux support. Cheers! --Dima (Intel Ethernet driver developer and NCM 1.1 spec co-author)