In order to surf the Internet, it is necessary to have a series of protocols, configurations, devices and a good network connection. All this is essential and with the passage of time it has been perfected. We have more secure, stable and faster connections. In this article we echo the official presentation of the QUIC protocol , which they have been working on for several years. It is considered a major change for future Internet connections, as it could replace the current standard TCP technology.
QUIC, the protocol that could replace TCP
The Internet has changed a lot in recent years, as have the different devices that we use in our day-to-day lives. Technology advances, new standards and improved protocols appear to achieve an improvement in security, stability and speed.
One of these basic protocols for our connections is TCP. It emerged in 1974 and since then it has been key. In recent years Google has been working on QUIC, a protocol designed to transmit data between various computers connected to the network, with significant improvements in security and speed.
This protocol has the potential to be a substitute for TCP . You can certainly achieve a significant performance improvement, when users are increasingly demanding when looking for fast and stable connections. Logically, it is not something that will replace it overnight, since there are many teams that would have to adapt.
Specifically, Google has been working on QUIC for eight years. Now, after this time, they have officially presented it as a new standard, becoming an official RFC in IETF (Internet Engineering Working Group, if we translate it into Spanish). However, as developer Robin Marx indicates on his Twitter account , there is still a long way to go.
Safe, fast and reliable
Undoubtedly these three words are very important on the Internet, whatever the context in which we include them. It is essential to have devices, services and applications that are totally secure, reliable and also work properly.
That’s what the QUIC protocol promises. It is set to become a very important point for our connections for years to come. This Google technology allows the use of IPv6 to connect a large number of devices, HTTPS to achieve greater security at all times, as well as encryption capable of facing the most extreme challenges. It is important to choose the best encryption.
We can say that QUIC has been designed to carry out the same work as TCP , but all better. Greater security, speed and reliability. Just what private users, as well as companies and organizations, demand the most when connecting to the Internet.
QUIC, which is the name of this protocol, comes from Quick UDP Internet Connection , which we could translate into Spanish as Fast UDP Internet Connection. However, the IEFT does not recognize this word as an acronym.
When it comes to transferring data, Robin Marx indicates that QUIC is somewhat like TCP 2.0 + TLS 1.3. It will be more optimized in order to avoid security problems, without slowing down the connection.