Some useful references for understanding AMQP 0.9.1: https://www.rabbitmq.com/resources/specs/amqp0-9-1.pdf https://www.rabbitmq.com/tutorials/amqp-concepts.html https://www.rabbitmq.com/amqp-0-9-1-reference.html https://www.rabbitmq.com/amqp-0-9-1-quickref.html