Re: #540: "jumbo" frames

In message <CANV5PPV30o6bWWF=QS7SBxmqs_pc-fCB5ZQncja8T94M5F1FWA@mail.gmail.com>
, Nicholas Hurley writes:

>I'm not convinced by the arguments around large file downloads - those are
>the exception rather than the rule. Optimize for the common case. In HTTP,
>that means viable multiplexing and priority, both of which are much more
>effective with frame size limited to 16k like we have it now.

Large in this context is "Larger than 16 kilobytes" and those are the
norm, not the exception.

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Received on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 19:17:53 UTC