The Current Protocol Landscape Today’s internet media delivery for web pages or video relies on four primary standards or protocols: Any media delivery, like audio/video files or live streams, uses any of these underlying standards. Most streaming applications are based on HLS or DASH, for example, using HTTP/1, and not HTTP/3. WebRTC is a complete stack covering a lot of details and excels at real-time communication, but it comes with significant limitations for broadcast streaming. As Law explained, “WebRTC is a beautifully complicated stack” with approximately 20 referenced standards, making it difficult to customize and optimize for large-scale streaming scenarios. Understanding QUIC and WebTransport QUIC represents an evolution in internet protocols for transferring any kind of data, moving from TCP’s “good neighbor policy” to UDP-based transport that offers: WebTransport builds on QUIC, providing a thin HTTP/3 layer for browser-based applications and session establishment before leveraging QUIC’s streams and datagrams. Think of it as “an empty pipe” that developers can use to build custom protocols. Media over QUIC: The Game Changer Media over QUIC (MoQ) enables media delivery (audio/video) over QUIC. Key Advantages of MoQ: 1. Flexible Latency Control Unlike WebRTC’s “latency-first” approach that sacrifices quality for speed, MoQ provides granular control. As Law … Continue reading Webinar | Cut to the QUIC: How MoQ and WebTransport Are Revolutionizing Streaming Latency