This post looks at Google’s QUIC and the PacketZoom Mobile Expresslane and how its two protocols differ; after starting with a summary of the existing Internet protocols and why there is a need for change. Challenges with packet delivery over
When it comes to Internet protocols, TCP has been the dominant protocol used across the web to form connections. TCP helps computers communicate by breaking large data sets into individual packets, transmitting them, and then reforming the packet in the
In 2014, Google released their UDP-based protocol, QUIC, that was built to improve upon TCP by providing “lower-latency connection establishment, improved congestion control, and better loss recovery.” Google’s largest improvements as a result of implementing QUIC have been observed when
Dynamic Site Acceleration, Application Delivery Network, Front-End Optimization, and Mobile Content Optimization are some of the bread-and-butter protocol optimization services offered by most CDNs. Some are free, and others are available for a hefty price. Over the last decade, CDNs
