diff --git a/model/sync-full-state.cc b/model/sync-full-state.cc
index 1ec8249..dcc4399 100644
--- a/model/sync-full-state.cc
+++ b/model/sync-full-state.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 #include "sync-full-state.h"
 
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 #include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#endif // STANDALONE
 
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
 #include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@
 
 
 FullState::FullState ()
-  : m_lastUpdated (0)
+// m_lastUpdated is initialized to "not_a_date_time" in STANDALONE mode and to "0" time in NS-3 mode
 {
 }
 
@@ -47,10 +49,14 @@
 {
 }
 
-ns3::Time
+TimeDurationType
 FullState::getTimeFromLastUpdate () const
 {
+#ifndef STANDALONE
   return ns3::Simulator::Now () - m_lastUpdated;
+#else
+  return boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time () - m_lastUpdated;
+#endif // STANDALONE
 }
 
 DigestConstPtr
@@ -74,7 +80,12 @@
 void
 FullState::update (NameInfoConstPtr info, const SeqNo &seq)
 {
+#ifndef STANDALONE  
   m_lastUpdated = ns3::Simulator::Now ();
+#else
+  m_lastUpdated = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time ();
+#endif // STANDALONE  
+
   m_digest.reset ();
 
   LeafContainer::iterator item = m_leaves.find (*info);
@@ -91,7 +102,12 @@
 void
 FullState::remove (NameInfoConstPtr info)
 {
+#ifndef STANDALONE  
   m_lastUpdated = ns3::Simulator::Now ();
+#else
+  m_lastUpdated = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time ();
+#endif // STANDALONE  
+
   m_digest.reset ();
 
   m_leaves.erase (*info);
diff --git a/model/sync-full-state.h b/model/sync-full-state.h
index 479647a..7ec703c 100644
--- a/model/sync-full-state.h
+++ b/model/sync-full-state.h
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@
 #ifndef SYNC_FULL_STATE_H
 #define SYNC_FULL_STATE_H
 
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 #include "ns3/nstime.h"
+typedef ns3::Time TimeType;
+typedef ns3::Time TimeDurationType;
+#else
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time_types.hpp>
+typedef boost::posix_time::ptime TimeType;
+typedef boost::posix_time::time_duration TimeDurationType;
+#endif // STANDALONE
+
 #include "sync-state.h"
 
 namespace Sync {
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@
    *
    * This value can be used to randomize reconciliation waiting time in SyncApp
    */
-  ns3::Time
+  TimeDurationType
   getTimeFromLastUpdate () const;
 
   /**
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@
   remove (NameInfoConstPtr info);
   
 private:
-  ns3::Time m_lastUpdated; ///< @brief Time when state was updated last time
+  TimeType m_lastUpdated; ///< @brief Time when state was updated last time
   DigestPtr m_digest;
 };
 
diff --git a/model/sync-name-info.cc b/model/sync-name-info.cc
index d4928cd..8f730e3 100644
--- a/model/sync-name-info.cc
+++ b/model/sync-name-info.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "sync-name-info.h"
-#include "ns3/ccnx-name-components.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
diff --git a/model/sync-ns3-name-info.cc b/model/sync-ns3-name-info.cc
index dc3b561..d1c8e31 100644
--- a/model/sync-ns3-name-info.cc
+++ b/model/sync-ns3-name-info.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  *	   Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
  */
 
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+
 #include "sync-ns3-name-info.h"
 #include "ns3/ccnx-name-components.h"
 
@@ -89,3 +91,6 @@
 
 
 } // Sync
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/model/sync-ns3-name-info.h b/model/sync-ns3-name-info.h
index 3931c5b..b6aea0b 100644
--- a/model/sync-ns3-name-info.h
+++ b/model/sync-ns3-name-info.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  *	   Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
  */
 
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+
 #ifndef SYNC_CCNX_NAME_INFO_H
 #define SYNC_CCNX_NAME_INFO_H
 
@@ -70,3 +72,5 @@
 } // Sync
 
 #endif // SYNC_CCNX_NAME_INFO_H
+
+#endif // STANDALONE
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index eee1d9a..700e955 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     conf.load("compiler_cxx")
     conf.check_cfg(atleast_pkgconfig_version='0.20')
     conf.check_cfg(package='openssl', args=['--cflags', '--libs'], uselib_store='SSL')
+    conf.define ('STANDALONE', 1)
 
     conf.check_tool('boost')
     conf.check_boost(lib='signals filesystem iostreams regex')
@@ -16,39 +17,39 @@
         conf.check_boost(lib='signals filesystem iostreams regex', libpath="/usr/lib64")
 
 def build (bld):
-    module = bld.new_task_gen(features=['cxx', 'cxxshlib'])
+    module = bld.new_task_gen(target="sync", features=['cxx', 'cxxshlib'])
     module.source = bld.path.ant_glob(['model/*.cc',
                                        'helper/*.cc'])
     module.uselib = 'BOOST BOOST_IOSTREAMS SSL'
 
-def build_ns3 (bld):
-    deps = ['core', 'network', 'NDNabstraction']
-    if bld.env['ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS']:
-        deps.append ('visualizer')
+# def build_ns3 (bld):
+#     deps = ['core', 'network', 'NDNabstraction']
+#     if bld.env['ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS']:
+#         deps.append ('visualizer')
 
-    module = bld.create_ns3_module ('sync', deps)
-    module.uselib = 'BOOST BOOST_IOSTREAMS SSL'
+#     module = bld.create_ns3_module ('sync', deps)
+#     module.uselib = 'BOOST BOOST_IOSTREAMS SSL'
 
-    # tests = bld.create_ns3_module_test_library('sync')
-    # tests.source = [
-    #     'test/sync-test-suite.cc',
-    #     ]
+#     # tests = bld.create_ns3_module_test_library('sync')
+#     # tests.source = [
+#     #     'test/sync-test-suite.cc',
+#     #     ]
 
-    headers = bld.new_task_gen(features=['ns3header'])
-    headers.module = 'sync'
-    headers.source = [
-        'model/sync-app.h',
-        ]
+#     headers = bld.new_task_gen(features=['ns3header'])
+#     headers.module = 'sync'
+#     headers.source = [
+#         'model/sync-app.h',
+#         ]
 
-    # if not bld.env['ENABLE_NDN_ABSTRACT']:
-    #     bld.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('NDNabstraction')
-    #     return
+#     # if not bld.env['ENABLE_NDN_ABSTRACT']:
+#     #     bld.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('NDNabstraction')
+#     #     return
    
-    module.source = bld.path.ant_glob(['model/*.cc',
-                                       'helper/*.cc'])
+#     module.source = bld.path.ant_glob(['model/*.cc',
+#                                        'helper/*.cc'])
 
-    # if bld.env.ENABLE_EXAMPLES:
-    #     bld.add_subdirs('examples')
+#     # if bld.env.ENABLE_EXAMPLES:
+#     #     bld.add_subdirs('examples')
 
-    # bld.ns3_python_bindings()
+#     # bld.ns3_python_bindings()