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Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Make HTTP frames a TLV format. This has several advantages: (#2235)

David Schinazi <notifications@github.com> Thu, 03 January 2019 22:20 UTC

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Subject: Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Make HTTP frames a TLV format. This has several advantages: (#2235)
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We could have h3 use both TV and TLV: for example we say that
- all even types are TV, and must be negotiated before use (or in base spec)
- all odd types are TLV, and can be used without negotiation and ignored on receipt if unknown

This allows efficient encoding while preserving extensibility.

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