A USB locking structure mainly includes a USB socket and a collar. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for photonic switching. %, the fat-free milk dry mass is in the range of 16 to 55 wt. A second polymer segment that extends over the first polymer segment and that extends distally of the cutting position is secured over the braid layer. The method may include: forming a channel in a surface of the component, the channel having a predetermined configuration; forming a cover wire, the cover wire having a predetermined configuration based on the predetermined configuration of the channel; nesting the cover wire in the channel; and welding the nested cover wire to the component such that the channel is enclosed.