diff --git a/lib/README.http2 b/lib/README.http2 index 0a397523d..3e9ba2064 100644 --- a/lib/README.http2 +++ b/lib/README.http2 @@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ SSL libs NSS: ALPN and NPN GnuTLS: ALPN +Alt-Svc + + Alt-Svc is a suggested new header with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in + http2 that tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content + for the same origin server that you get the response from. A browser or + long-living client can use that hint to create a new connection + asynchronously. For libcurl, we may introduce a way to bring such clues to + the applicaton and/or let a subsequent request use the alternate route + automatically. + Applications We hide http2's binary nature and convert received http2 traffic to headers