[quicwg/base-drafts] HTTP/3 is lacking priorities (#3198)

Ryan Hamilton <notifications@github.com> Wed, 06 November 2019 20:55 UTC

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Since HTTP/3 is a multiplexed protocol (just as HTTP/2 was) a sender which is servicing multiple requests needs some way to decide which request to send data on. HTTP/2 used a ... baroque ... prioritization scheme that this working groups has decided (rightly, IMO) is a poor fit for HTTP/3. Before shipping HTTP/3 we should settle on some prioritization mechanism for HTTP/3. (Possible a very simple scheme with the opportunity for extensions to provide more sophisticated schemes.)

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