RFC 8441

Bootstrapping WebSockets with HTTP/2

Proposed Standard Sep 2018 View Official Document →

Abstract

RFC 8441 defines a mechanism for bootstrapping WebSocket connections over HTTP/2 streams using an extended CONNECT method. This allows WebSocket and HTTP/2 multiplexing to coexist on the same connection, improving efficiency compared to the HTTP/1.1-only Upgrade mechanism of RFC 6455.

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