Advantages of HTTP/2
- HTTP/2 is the binary protocol rather than the textual protocol.
- HTTP/2 reduces overhead by using header compression HPACK.
- HTTP/2 provides stream prioritization which ensures that the critical resources are delivered first.
- HTTP/2 enables servers to “push” responses proactively into client caches rather than waiting for a new request for each resource.
- HTTP/2 employs the new ALPN extension, which enables quicker encrypted connections.
- HTTP/2 reduces extra round trip times (RTT), which allows your website to load faster.
What is HTTP/2?
HTTP/2 is the new version of HTTP, which transfers data over the Web. HTTP/2 is important for transmitting data from client to server over the web. Over time, various developments were made to enhance web protocols’ efficiency, performance, and safety. HTTP/2 provides various features to transmit data over the internet or web. In this article, we were going to discuss HTTP/2.