diff --git a/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp b/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "udp-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+NFD_LOG_INCLASS_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION_DEFINE(DatagramFace, UdpFace::protocol, "UdpFace");
+
+UdpFace::UdpFace(const shared_ptr<UdpFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
+  : DatagramFace<protocol>(socket)
+{
+}
+
+void
+UdpFace::handleFirstReceive(const uint8_t* buffer,
+                            std::size_t nBytesReceived,
+                            const boost::system::error_code& error)
+{
+  //checking if the received message size is too big.
+  //This check is redundant, since in the actual implementation a packet
+  //cannot be bigger than MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE
+  if (!error && (nBytesReceived > MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE))
+    {
+      NFD_LOG_WARN("[id:" << this->getId()
+                   << ",endpoint:" << m_socket->local_endpoint()
+                   << "] Received message too big. Maximum size is "
+                   << MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE );
+      return;
+    }
+  receiveDatagram(buffer, nBytesReceived, error);
+}
+
+
+} // namespace nfd