HTTP/3
HTTP/3Also called: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 3
The third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that uses the QUIC transport protocol over UDP to provide lower latency, faster connection establishment, improved reliability, and better performance for modern web applications and distributed services.
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The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-layer communication protocol used to exchange requests and responses between clients and servers over a network, forming the foundation of web APIs, websites, and distributed applications.
HTTP/2HTTP/2The second major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that improves web communication performance through features such as multiplexing, header compression, and binary framing, enabling more efficient communication between clients and servers.
QUICQUICA transport layer network protocol designed to reduce latency and improve connection performance over UDP.
gRPCgRPCA high-performance remote procedure call (RPC) framework that uses Protocol Buffers for interface definition and data serialization, enabling efficient, strongly typed communication between distributed applications and services.
WebSocketA network protocol providing full-duplex, real-time communication channels over a single TCP connection.