IceRPC - a new RPC framework built on top of QUIC
published on 2024/03/01
IceRPC was built from the ground up to take advantage of QUIC, the new multiplexed transport that underpins HTTP/3.
QUIC is ideally suited for RPCs: an RPC maps to a request/response pair carried by a bidirectional QUIC stream. Multiple request/response pairs can proceed in parallel inside the same QUIC connection without interfering with each other.
IceRPC uses its own application protocol, icerpc, to exchange connection settings, transmit requests and responses, and ensure an orderly shutdown. This new RPC-focused protocol is a thin layer over QUIC.