diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/amqp.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use comm_lib::database::batch_operations::ExponentialBackoffConfig;
 use lapin::{uri::AMQPUri, ConnectionProperties};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::time::Duration;
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
-use crate::constants::error_types;
+use crate::constants::{error_types, NUM_AMQP_CHANNELS};
 use crate::CONFIG;
 
 static AMQP_URI: Lazy<AMQPUri> = Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -69,6 +71,68 @@
   conn
 }
 
+/// Inner connection that is a direct wrapper over [`lapin::Connection`]
+/// This should be instantiated only once to establish connection
+/// New instances can be created to reconnect
+struct ConnectionInner {
+  conn: lapin::Connection,
+  // channel pool
+  channels: [lapin::Channel; NUM_AMQP_CHANNELS],
+}
+
+impl ConnectionInner {
+  async fn new() -> Result<Self, lapin::Error> {
+    let conn = create_connection().await?;
+    conn.on_error(|err| {
+      // TODO: we should filter out some IOErrors here to avoid spamming alerts
+      error!(errorType = error_types::AMQP_ERROR, "Lapin error: {err:?}");
+    });
+
+    debug!("Creating channels...");
+    let mut channels = Vec::with_capacity(NUM_AMQP_CHANNELS);
+    for idx in 0..NUM_AMQP_CHANNELS {
+      let channel = conn.create_channel().await?;
+      tracing::trace!("Creating channel ID={} at index={}", channel.id(), idx);
+      channels.push(channel);
+    }
+
+    Ok(Self {
+      conn,
+      channels: channels
+        .try_into()
+        .expect("Channels vec size doesn't match array size"),
+    })
+  }
+
+  fn is_connected(&self) -> bool {
+    self.conn.status().connected()
+  }
+
+  fn raw(&self) -> &lapin::Connection {
+    &self.conn
+  }
+}
+
+/// Thread safe connection wrapper that is `Clone + Send + Sync`
+/// and can be shared wherever needed.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AmqpConnection {
+  inner: Arc<RwLock<ConnectionInner>>,
+}
+
+impl AmqpConnection {
+  pub async fn connect() -> Result<Self, lapin::Error> {
+    let conn = ConnectionInner::new().await?;
+    let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(conn));
+    info!("Connected to AMQP endpoint: {}", &CONFIG.amqp_uri);
+
+    Ok(Self { inner })
+  }
+  fn is_connected(&self) -> bool {
+    self.inner.read().unwrap().is_connected()
+  }
+}
+
 fn from_env(var_name: &str) -> Option<String> {
   std::env::var(var_name).ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
 }
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/constants.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/src/constants.rs
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/constants.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/constants.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 pub const SOCKET_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
 
+pub const NUM_AMQP_CHANNELS: usize = 8;
 pub const MAX_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY: u8 = 10;
 pub const DDB_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY: u8 = 10;
 pub const CLIENT_RMQ_MSG_PRIORITY: u8 = 1;