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QUIC (HTTP/3)

Category
Network / Connectivity
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 29)
Intent stage
None

Summary

QUIC is a multiplexed and secure general-purpose transport protocol that provides: * Stream multiplexing * Stream and connection-level flow control * Low-latency connection establishment * Connection migration and resilience to NAT rebinding * Authenticated and encrypted header and payload

Standards & signals

Docs: https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-http.md https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-invariants.md https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-qpack.md https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-recovery.md https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/blob/master/draft-ietf-quic-spin-exp.md

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