[rabbitmq-discuss] RabbitMQ as communication server for mobile devices

Thu Nov 15 11:35:09 GMT 2012

m.luchak wrote
> just my 2 cents... Rabbit on Android (iOS as well) is very easy to get up
> and running and is IMHO a very good fit.  That said, getting reliable TCP
> connections over 3G can drive you batty...
>  
> You will need to implement heartbeat - very simple - to verify if the
> connection is alive as in our experience it is very difficult to maintain
> a connection over 3G.  Pay close attention to error handling  -
> specifically ShutdownSignalException.
>  

What is meant by Heartbeat?

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