QUIC (/ kwɪk /) is a general-purpose transport layer network protocol initially designed by Jim Roskind at Google. [1][2][3] It was first implemented and deployed in 2012 [4] and was publicly announced in …

QUIC provides applications with flow-controlled streams for structured communication, low-latency connection establishment, and network path migration. QUIC includes security measures that ensure …

Apr 17, 2018 · QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) is a new generation Internet protocol that speeds online web applications that are susceptible to delay, such as searching, video streaming …

Oct 15, 2025 · QUIC is a transport layer network protocol designed to make web communication faster and more reliable. Unlike older versions of HTTP that rely on TCP, QUIC works over UDP, …

Oct 23, 2024 · QUIC, as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), is an encrypted connection-oriented protocol that operates at the Transport Layer, or Layer 4, in the OSI model. …

The IETF QUIC Working Group produced QUIC version 1 — a UDP-based, stream-multiplexing, encrypted transport protocol. The protocol itself is published as RFC 9000, and there are other …

Oct 20, 2025 · QUIC is a multiplexed transport protocol implemented on UDP. It is used instead of TCP as the transport layer in HTTP/3.

QUIC is an encrypted transport protocol built on top of UDP. It’s designed to combine the speed of UDP with the security of protocols like TLS, effectively creating a fast, secure internet connection.

Oct 4, 2021 · lessons from previous protocol designs, QUIC addressed TCP’s problems identified in §2.2. A QUIC connection is a shared state between a client and a server, which always starts with a …

Oct 29, 2025 · The QUIC protocol is a modern, secure internet transport protocol that reduces latency and significantly improves web performance.