HTTP/2 multiplexing

HTTP/2 멀티플렉싱

Frames from multiple requests interleave on one connection instead of waiting in a single queue.

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html
<div class="n-demo"><div class="n-head"><strong>ONE CONNECTION · THREE STREAMS</strong><span>LIVE TRACE</span></div><div class="n-stage"><div class="mux"><div class="mux-row"><span>A</span><i id="m0"></i></div><div class="mux-row"><span>B</span><i id="m1"></i></div><div class="mux-row"><span>C</span><i id="m2"></i></div><div class="mux-wire">shared TCP connection</div></div></div><div class="n-foot">tap to step · auto replay</div></div>
css
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js
let step=0;function advance(){const values=[[20,7,7],[20,34,7],[42,34,28],[65,56,50],[88,75,76]];values[step].forEach((v,i)=>document.getElementById('m'+i).style.width=v+'%');step=(step+1)%values.length}
const clickTarget=document.querySelector('.n-demo');if(clickTarget&&typeof advance==='function'){advance();const timer=setInterval(advance,1050);clickTarget.addEventListener('pointerdown',()=>{clearInterval(timer);advance()})}

HTTP/2 opens several streams on one connection and interleaves their frames. Another response can make progress before the first one finishes.

Three colored rows in the demo share a single connection. TCP loss can still delay delivery across the connection, a limitation addressed differently by HTTP/3.

When to use

Use it to understand connection reuse and frame flow when many page assets load together.

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