What does ttyUSB mean? Sometimes, the embedded microcontroller does not come with a hardware USB interface. While it is possible to use a software-only USB stack, the additional constraints put onto the CPU and the usually small storage size often lead board designers to include a dedicated UART to USB bridge.
Because of a busy weekend I didn't really follow up other than via emails and this still hasn't been resolved. The consistent word from them was that porting a number sometimes takes 24 to 48 hours.. I spoke to a rep by phone today who promised it would be done within 2 to 4 hours.. It wasn't.
The range of port numbers from 1024 to 49151 are the registered ports. They are assigned by IANA for specific service upon application by a requesting entity. On most systems, registered ports can be used without superuser privileges. This is an incomplete list of notable ports. See the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry of IANA for the complete list of assigned ports.