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HTTP/3 – lowdown on the fast new UDP-based protocol
- pwg 7y agoHow does this differ from what is provided by SCTP? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_Control_Transmission_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_Control_Transmission_Pr...
- wmf 7y agoSCTP doesn't work on Windows and doesn't pass through NATs. You could layer TLS over SCTP but QUIC has integrated always-on crypto and anti-ossification protection. The SCTP four-way handshake is presumably slower than TCP while QUIC supports 0-RTT mode.