Multiplexing Independent Streams¶

Multiple logical streams can share a single physical connection by interleaving frames and tracking stream identity; this amortizes connection establishment cost but requires mechanisms to prevent interference between streams.

Tension Addressed¶

Simplicity vs. Performance; Statelessness vs. Efficiency

Recognizable As¶

HTTP/2 streams, virtual circuits, channel multiplexing, thread pools, connection pools with request multiplexing

Canonical Sources¶

Belshe et al., RFC 7540 HTTP/2 (2015); Iyengar & Thomson, RFC 9000 QUIC (2021)

Transfers To¶

Concurrent programming, database connection management, message queue channels, any resource sharing scenario