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Proposal: allow h2 ping optionally to reset idle timeouts

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Description

*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.

*Relevant Links*:
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/keepalive.md
- http://unrestful.io/2016/01/22/ping.html

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