HTTPng Overview


HTTP 1.0 is very inefficient, incurring penalties from large
requests, TCP's setup delays and slow start mechanism

HTTPng adds a Session Layer, using ASN.1 and the packed encoding rules


Simplicity
The protocol is designed to work well for the commonest cases, without penalising less frequent cases.
Performance:
HTTPng allows simple and compound objects to be transferred over wide area networks efficiently.
Asynchronicity:
HTTPng allows a client or server to initiate a new request without waiting for previous requests to complete. It is possible to transfer multiple objects in parallel over a single connection.
Mandatory display:
HTTPng supports the mandatory display of information relating to an object, such as licensing information, copyright, authorship.
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