Google announces support for next-generation protocol "HTTP / 2" on Chrome 40, the Web is expected to further accelerate

ByBenedikt koehler

Next generation standard of HTTP protocol "HTTP / 2We are announcing that "Google will implement an HTTP / 2 compliant update on Chrome 40 in a couple of weeks in the future", against the background that the standardized day of the standard is nearing. Mainstream browsers will progressively respond to HTTP / 2 in a stroke and web surfing will be more comfortable.

Chromium Blog: Hello HTTP / 2, Goodbye SPDY
http://blog.chromium.org/2015/02/hello-http2-goodbye-spdy-http-is_9.html

HTTP / 2
https://http2.github.io/

Although the mainstream current HTTP protocol standard is "HTTP / 1.1", browsers can be connected at the same timeTCPAre limited to a maximum of six, TCP connections are independentconvergenceThere was a problem of controlling and using network communication inefficient. On the contrary, the next-generation standard "HTTP / 2" enables simultaneous parallel access to 100 or more TCPs, supports full duplex multiplexing communication, request prioritization function, etc. and proposed by Google Communication protocolSPDYEfficient network communication such as comprehensive enabling is enabled.

For HTTP / 2,IIJofShigeki OtsuIt is clearly explained by Mr. presentation materials.

Current status of HTTP / 2 and the future
http://www.slideshare.net/shigeki_ohtsu/http2-ohtsu-html5conf2015


Also, the power of SPDY supported by HTTP / 2 can be confirmed in the following article.

"HTTP vs HTTPS Test" that you can experience how fast you can connect with HTTPS (SPDY) and "HTTP" - GIGAZINE


Google also announced support for SPDY in 2016, along with HTTP / 2 support in Chrome 40, but this is due to the fact that HTTP / 2 with SPDY integration takes over as an alternative about. Currently, major browsers such as IE and Firefox have also dealt with SPDY, and it is expected that they will be completely shifted sequentially as HTTP / 2 is formulated. HTTP / 2 is expected to be formulated within 2015.