diff --git a/src/amqp_channel.cpp b/src/amqp_channel.cpp
index a73bf14..01134b4 100644
--- a/src/amqp_channel.cpp
+++ b/src/amqp_channel.cpp
@@ -10,14 +10,210 @@
 
 using namespace QAMQP;
 
+int ChannelPrivate::nextChannelNumber = 0;
+ChannelPrivate::ChannelPrivate(Channel *q)
+    : number(0),
+      opened(false),
+      needOpen(true),
+      q_ptr(q)
+{
+}
+
+ChannelPrivate::~ChannelPrivate()
+{
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::init(int channelNumber, Client *c)
+{
+    client = c;
+    needOpen = channelNumber == -1 ? true : false;
+    number = channelNumber == -1 ? ++nextChannelNumber : channelNumber;
+    nextChannelNumber = qMax(channelNumber, (nextChannelNumber + 1));
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::stateChanged(State state)
+{
+    Q_Q(Channel);
+    switch(ChannelPrivate::State(state)) {
+    case ChannelPrivate::csOpened:
+        Q_EMIT q->opened();
+        break;
+    case ChannelPrivate::csClosed:
+        Q_EMIT q->closed();
+        break;
+    case ChannelPrivate::csIdle:
+        Q_EMIT q->flowChanged(false);
+        break;
+    case ChannelPrivate::csRunning:
+        Q_EMIT q->flowChanged(true);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+bool ChannelPrivate::_q_method(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(frame.channel() == number);
+    if (frame.channel() != number)
+        return true;
+
+    if (frame.methodClass() != Frame::fcChannel)
+        return false;
+
+    qDebug("Channel#%d:", number);
+
+    switch (frame.id()) {
+    case miOpenOk:
+        openOk(frame);
+        break;
+    case miFlow:
+        flow(frame);
+        break;
+    case miFlowOk:
+        flowOk(frame);
+        break;
+    case miClose:
+        close(frame);
+        break;
+    case miCloseOk:
+        closeOk(frame);
+        break;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::_q_open()
+{
+    open();
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::sendFrame(const Frame::Base &frame)
+{
+    if (client)
+        client->d_func()->network_->sendFrame(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::open()
+{
+    if (!needOpen || opened)
+        return;
+
+    if (!client->d_func()->connection_->isConnected())
+        return;
+
+    qDebug("Open channel #%d", number);
+    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miOpen);
+    frame.setChannel(number);
+
+    QByteArray arguments;
+    arguments.resize(1);
+    arguments[0] = 0;
+
+    frame.setArguments(arguments);
+    sendFrame(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::flow()
+{
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::flow(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::flowOk()
+{
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::flowOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::close(int code, const QString &text, int classId, int methodId)
+{
+    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miClose);
+    QByteArray arguments;
+    QDataStream stream(&arguments, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+
+    Frame::writeField('s',stream, client->virtualHost());
+
+    stream << qint16(code);
+    Frame::writeField('s', stream, text);
+    stream << qint16(classId);
+    stream << qint16(methodId);
+
+    frame.setArguments(arguments);
+    sendFrame(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::close(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    qDebug(">> CLOSE");
+    stateChanged(csClosed);
+    QByteArray data = frame.arguments();
+    QDataStream stream(&data, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    qint16 code = 0, classId, methodId;
+    stream >> code;
+    QString text(Frame::readField('s', stream).toString());
+    stream >> classId;
+    stream >> methodId;
+
+    qDebug(">> code: %d", code);
+    qDebug(">> text: %s", qPrintable(text));
+    qDebug(">> class-id: %d", classId);
+    qDebug(">> method-id: %d", methodId);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::closeOk()
+{
+    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miCloseOk);
+    sendFrame(frame);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::closeOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(frame)
+    Q_Q(Channel);
+
+    stateChanged(csClosed);
+    q->channelClosed();
+    opened = false;
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::openOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(frame)
+    Q_Q(Channel);
+
+    qDebug(">> OpenOK");
+    opened = true;
+    stateChanged(csOpened);
+    q->channelOpened();
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::setQOS(qint32 prefetchSize, quint16 prefetchCount)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(prefetchSize)
+    Q_UNUSED(prefetchCount)
+    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "temporarily disabled";
+//    client_->d_func()->connection_->d_func()->setQOS(prefetchSize, prefetchCount, number, false);
+}
+
+void ChannelPrivate::_q_disconnected()
+{
+    nextChannelNumber = 0;
+    opened = false;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-Channel::Channel(int channelNumber, Client *parent)
-    : QObject(parent),
+Channel::Channel(int channelNumber, Client *client)
+    : QObject(client),
       d_ptr(new ChannelPrivate(this))
 {
     Q_D(Channel);
-    d->init(channelNumber, parent);
+    d->init(channelNumber, client);
 }
 
 Channel::Channel(ChannelPrivate *dd, Client *parent)
@@ -63,24 +259,6 @@ void Channel::setName(const QString &name)
     d->name = name;
 }
 
-void Channel::stateChanged(int state)
-{
-    switch(ChannelPrivate::State(state)) {
-    case ChannelPrivate::csOpened:
-        emit opened();
-        break;
-    case ChannelPrivate::csClosed:
-        emit closed();
-        break;
-    case ChannelPrivate::csIdle:
-        emit flowChanged(false);
-        break;
-    case ChannelPrivate::csRunning:
-        emit flowChanged(true);
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
 void Channel::_q_method(const Frame::Method &frame)
 {
     Q_D(Channel);
@@ -93,199 +271,10 @@ bool Channel::isOpened() const
     return d->opened;
 }
 
-void Channel::onOpen()
-{
-}
-
-void Channel::onClose()
-{
-}
-
 void Channel::setQOS(qint32 prefetchSize, quint16 prefetchCount)
 {
     Q_D(Channel);
     d->setQOS(prefetchSize, prefetchCount);
 }
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-int ChannelPrivate::nextChannelNumber_ = 0;
-ChannelPrivate::ChannelPrivate(Channel *q)
-    : number(0),
-      opened(false),
-      needOpen(true),
-      q_ptr(q)
-{
-}
-
-ChannelPrivate::~ChannelPrivate()
-{
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::init(int channelNumber, Client *parent)
-{
-    Q_Q(Channel);
-    needOpen = channelNumber == -1 ? true : false;
-    number = channelNumber == -1 ? ++nextChannelNumber_ : channelNumber;
-    nextChannelNumber_ = qMax(channelNumber, (nextChannelNumber_ + 1));
-    q->setParent(parent);
-    client_ = parent;
-}
-
-bool ChannelPrivate::_q_method(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(frame.channel() == number);
-    if (frame.channel() != number)
-        return true;
-
-    if (frame.methodClass() != Frame::fcChannel)
-        return false;
-
-    qDebug("Channel#%d:", number);
-
-    switch (frame.id()) {
-    case miOpenOk:
-        openOk(frame);
-        break;
-    case miFlow:
-        flow(frame);
-        break;
-    case miFlowOk:
-        flowOk(frame);
-        break;
-    case miClose:
-        close(frame);
-        break;
-    case miCloseOk:
-        closeOk(frame);
-        break;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::_q_open()
-{
-    open();
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::sendFrame(const Frame::Base &frame)
-{
-    if (client_)
-        client_->d_func()->network_->sendFrame(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::open()
-{
-    if (!needOpen || opened)
-        return;
-
-    if (!client_->d_func()->connection_->isConnected())
-        return;
-
-    qDebug("Open channel #%d", number);
-    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miOpen);
-    frame.setChannel(number);
-    QByteArray arguments_;
-    arguments_.resize(1);
-    arguments_[0] = 0;
-    frame.setArguments(arguments_);
-    sendFrame(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::flow()
-{
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::flow(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::flowOk()
-{
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::flowOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::close(int code, const QString &text, int classId, int methodId)
-{
-    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miClose);
-    QByteArray arguments_;
-    QDataStream stream(&arguments_, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-
-    Frame::writeField('s',stream, client_->virtualHost());
-
-    stream << qint16(code);
-    Frame::writeField('s', stream, text);
-    stream << qint16(classId);
-    stream << qint16(methodId);
-
-    frame.setArguments(arguments_);
-    client_->d_func()->network_->sendFrame(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::close(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_Q(Channel);
-    q->stateChanged(csClosed);
-
-    qDebug(">> CLOSE");
-    QByteArray data = frame.arguments();
-    QDataStream stream(&data, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-    qint16 code_ = 0, classId, methodId;
-    stream >> code_;
-    QString text(Frame::readField('s', stream).toString());
-    stream >> classId;
-    stream >> methodId;
-
-    qDebug(">> code: %d", code_);
-    qDebug(">> text: %s", qPrintable(text));
-    qDebug(">> class-id: %d", classId);
-    qDebug(">> method-id: %d", methodId);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::closeOk()
-{
-    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcChannel, miCloseOk);
-    sendFrame(frame);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::closeOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(frame)
-    Q_Q(Channel);
-
-    q->stateChanged(csClosed);
-    q->onClose();
-    opened = false;
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::openOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(frame)
-    Q_Q(Channel);
-
-    qDebug(">> OpenOK");
-    opened = true;
-    q->stateChanged(csOpened);
-    q->onOpen();
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::setQOS(qint32 prefetchSize, quint16 prefetchCount)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(prefetchSize)
-    Q_UNUSED(prefetchCount)
-    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "temporarily disabled";
-//    client_->d_func()->connection_->d_func()->setQOS(prefetchSize, prefetchCount, number, false);
-}
-
-void ChannelPrivate::_q_disconnected()
-{
-    nextChannelNumber_ = 0;
-    opened = false;
-}
-
 #include "moc_amqp_channel.cpp"
diff --git a/src/amqp_channel.h b/src/amqp_channel.h
index 9181abf..3fed4f8 100644
--- a/src/amqp_channel.h
+++ b/src/amqp_channel.h
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void flowChanged(bool enabled);
 
 protected:
-    Channel(int channelNumber = -1, Client *parent = 0);
-    Channel(ChannelPrivate *dd, Client *parent = 0);
+    virtual void channelOpened() = 0;
+    virtual void channelClosed() = 0;
+
+protected:
+    explicit Channel(int channelNumber = -1, Client *client = 0);
+    explicit Channel(ChannelPrivate *dd, Client *client);
 
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(Channel)
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(Channel)
@@ -45,10 +49,7 @@ protected:
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_open())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_disconnected())
 
-    // should move to private classes
-    virtual void onOpen();
-    virtual void onClose();
-    void stateChanged(int state);
+    // method handling
     void _q_method(const Frame::Method &frame);
 
     friend class ClientPrivate;
diff --git a/src/amqp_channel_p.h b/src/amqp_channel_p.h
index 65c4ed0..a343a57 100644
--- a/src/amqp_channel_p.h
+++ b/src/amqp_channel_p.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace QAMQP
 {
 class Client;
+class Network;
 class ClientPrivate;
 class ChannelPrivate
 {
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ public:
     ChannelPrivate(Channel *q);
     virtual ~ChannelPrivate();
 
-    void init(int channelNumber, Client *parent);
+    void init(int channelNumber, Client *client);
+    void stateChanged(State state);
 
     void open();
     void flow();
@@ -66,12 +68,10 @@ public:
     void setQOS(qint32 prefetchSize, quint16 prefetchCount);
     void sendFrame(const Frame::Base &frame);
 
-    QPointer<Client> client_;
-
+    QPointer<Client> client;
     QString name;
     int number;
-
-    static int nextChannelNumber_;
+    static int nextChannelNumber;
     bool opened;
     bool needOpen;
 
diff --git a/src/amqp_exchange.cpp b/src/amqp_exchange.cpp
index b898326..f10dde3 100644
--- a/src/amqp_exchange.cpp
+++ b/src/amqp_exchange.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ Exchange::~Exchange()
     remove();
 }
 
-void Exchange::onOpen()
+void Exchange::channelOpened()
 {
     Q_D(Exchange);
     if (d->delayedDeclare)
         declare(Exchange::Direct);
 }
 
-void Exchange::onClose()
+void Exchange::channelClosed()
 {
     remove(true, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/amqp_exchange.h b/src/amqp_exchange.h
index f7435bf..9d25862 100644
--- a/src/amqp_exchange.h
+++ b/src/amqp_exchange.h
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void removed();
 
 protected:
-    void onOpen();
-    void onClose();
+    virtual void channelOpened();
+    virtual void channelClosed();
 
 private:
     explicit Exchange(int channelNumber = -1, Client *parent = 0);
diff --git a/src/amqp_queue.cpp b/src/amqp_queue.cpp
index 00c7f7a..0fa75ae 100644
--- a/src/amqp_queue.cpp
+++ b/src/amqp_queue.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Queue::~Queue()
     remove();
 }
 
-void Queue::onOpen()
+void Queue::channelOpened()
 {
     Q_D(Queue);
     if (d->delayedDeclare)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void Queue::onOpen()
     }
 }
 
-void Queue::onClose()
+void Queue::channelClosed()
 {
     remove(true, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/amqp_queue.h b/src/amqp_queue.h
index d10ffb7..0662aeb 100644
--- a/src/amqp_queue.h
+++ b/src/amqp_queue.h
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void empty();
 
 protected:
-    void onOpen();
-    void onClose();
+    // reimp Channel
+    virtual void channelOpened();
+    virtual void channelClosed();
 
 private:
     Queue(int channelNumber = -1, Client *parent = 0);