Method and apparatus for detecting crosstalk between a plurality of devices communicating in accordance with a universal serial bus (USB) protocol

A first device, comprising:

• a transceiver module configured to begin transmission of a first signal, over a communication link, to a second device;
• and
• a control module configured to, in response to the transceiver module receiving a second signal over the communication link during the transmission of the first signal to the second device, determine whether the second signal corresponds to crosstalk by having the transceiver module suspend the transmission of the first signal to the second device, wherein
• in response to the transceiver module continuing to receive the second signal subsequent to the transceiver module having suspended the transmission of the first signal to the second device, the control module determines that the second signal does not correspond to crosstalk, and
• in response to the transceiver module not continuing to receive the second signal subsequent to the transceiver module having suspended the transmission of the first signal to the second device, the control module determines that the second signal does correspond to crosstalk.