# Protocol features

The QUIC protocol from a high level.

Illustrated below is the HTTP/2 network stack on the left and the QUIC network stack on the right, when used as HTTP transport.

![HTTP/3 over QUIC stack overview](https://3391341413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvW30M9uwlSh6noqzxa%2F-LvW31Pn1JTBepfnVcl_%2F-LvW35eBvHx2Ix3BXNhl%2Fquic-stack.png?generation=1575733990196901\&alt=media)