The Go driver currently omits a KeepAlive configuration on the dialer used to dial new TCP connections, allowing the Go net package to use the default KeepAlive configuration (the default since Go 1.11 is KeepAlive enabled with an interval of 15s). Using the default was introduced with GODRIVER-37/DRIVERS-383 (see code review) and has been the behavior of the Go driver since v1.0

However, there are proposals to change the default KeepAlive behavior, either for all applications or in specific circumstances, like when the compile target is Android or iOS (see relevant issue). We should consider setting an explicit KeepAlive or continue using the default and document the rationale and desired behavior.

Definition of done:

• Investigate the pros/cons of explicitly setting TCP KeepAlive in the Go driver.
• If we decide to not explicitly enable KeepAlive in the Go driver, document the rationale here and in a comment in the code where the default dialer is constructed (here).