> Network printers from 2016 almost certainly (always in my > experience) do ship with IPP-over-USB. For some reason USB-only > devices generally do not provide it; it's very hit-and-miss.
IPP-over-USB basically requires the whole traditional networking stack, so it's no surprise that it's usually present in printers that include a network interface (very little extra cost) and not in USB-only printers. Stefan