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Re:How QUIC is displacing TCP for speed by animesh371g on Friday February 09, 2024 @05:25AM (#39313399)
QUIC doesn't have a handshake which is another reason for it being fast
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Re:How QUIC is displacing TCP for speed by dsr_ on Friday February 09, 2024 @06:30AM (#39313771)
The article says this repeatedly, but it's also wrong about that. QUIC doesn't use exactly the same three-way handshake at the beginning of the session -- but it uses a handshake that lasts at least 3 packets.

https://quic.xargs.org/

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