TCP Fast Open and HTTP/3: Network-Level Optimizations for Lightning-Fast Drupal

This talk covers innovative performance enhancements for Drupal by delving into network protocols that underpin web connectivity. The speaker examines advanced transport layer technologies such as TCP Fast Open, which reduces connection establishment latency, and HTTP/3 with QUIC, which transforms data transfer through multiplexing and better congestion control. Practical implementation techniques for these technologies are demonstrated in real-world Drupal environments, alongside strategies for CDN integration and performance measurement to track improvements. Aimed at developers and system administrators, this presentation equips attendees with actionable configurations to achieve significant performance gains while requiring only a foundational understanding of network concepts and web server configurations.