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Proposal: allow h2 ping optionally to reset idle timeouts

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#6,464 opened on Apr 2, 2019

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Title: Allow h2 ping optionally to reset idle timeouts

Description: h2 ping is currently used by gRPC as a keep-alive mechanism. This seems like a useful notion in general, and exposing h2 pings at a higher layer is potentially useful for filters as well.

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Research direction
Examine Envoy's H2 connection handling and idle timeout mechanisms. Understand current ping behavior and propose changes to optionally reset timeouts.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendnetworkinginfrastructure
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C++HTTP/2networking
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30