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title: "Discussion on \"HTTP/2 Under the Hood: Frames, Streams, and Why Binary Wins\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"HTTP/2 Under the Hood: Frames, Streams, and Why Binary Wins\". HTTP/2 sends binary frames with a fixed 9-byte header, and compresses with HPACK. Frames, stream IDs, static and dynamic tables and Huffman"
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# [HTTP/2 Under the Hood: Frames, Streams, and Why Binary Wins](https://weeklyupdate.hashnode.dev/http2-frames-hpack-header-compression?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

HTTP/2 sends binary frames with a fixed 9-byte header, and compresses with HPACK. Frames, stream IDs, static and dynamic tables and Huffman

1d ago · 15 min read · weeklyupdate.hashnode.dev  
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