A typical USB hub application in USB-C is USB-C hub monitor. This application usually contains a power jack, a DisplayPort input, one HDMI input, one USB Type-C port, two or more USB Type-A ports, one or more USB-C ports and an Ethernet jack.

USB-C hub monitors showcase the benefits and features of USB-C. USB-C can deliver the image to the monitor, have the monitor function as a USB hub, and if the monitor has a power source, a laptop can be powered through a single Thunderbolt 3 USB-C cable. Using compatible cables and devices, users can expect up to 4-K resolution at 60 frames per second (fps) to two monitors or 5-K resolution at 60 fps to a single monitor. Perhaps the most significant benefit is how the technology allows for easy daisy chaining of multiple monitors with display port.

A USB-C hub monitor can remove numerous cords from your desk. Instead of connecting peripherals to your PC, you can connect them to the monitor, which then connects to your PC over USB-C. Laptops that have USB-C benefit the most. The USB-C hub monitor can act as a video cable and power cable in one.

In USB-C hub monitor application, the hub upstream port is configured as UFP by PD controller, downstream ports can be used either as a Type-A port or Type-C DFP port.