Add a new TCP connections status plugin #1526 RC1

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+.. _connections:
+
+Connections
+===========
+
+.. image:: ../_static/connections.png
+
+This plugin display extended information about network connections.
+
+
+The states are the following:
+- Listen: all ports created by server and waiting for a client to connect
+- Initialized: All states when a connection is initialized (sum of SYN_SENT and SYN_RECEIVED)
+- Established: All established connections between a client and a server
+- Terminated: All states when a connection is terminated (FIN_WAIT1, CLOSE_WAIT, LAST_ACK, FIN_WAIT2, TIME_WAIT and CLOSE)
+
+The configuration should be done in the ``[connections]`` section of the
+Glances configuration file.
+
+By default the plugin is disabled.
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [connections]
+    disable=False