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HTTP/2 Multiplexing

Compare HTTP/1.1 queuing with binary framing, stream interleaving, HPACK, and TCP-level loss coupling.

BrowserOne ordered connectionServerresp 1 activeresp 2 waitingresp 3 waiting
Step 1 / 5HTTP/1.1 can bottleneck a busy page

On a single HTTP/1.1 connection, one slow response can keep later responses waiting even if the server already has them ready.

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