diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/channel-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/channel-fixture.hpp
index 8f94a09..3e13095 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/channel-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/channel-fixture.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "face/channel.hpp"
 
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
 
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
 template<class ChannelT, class EndpointT>
-class ChannelFixture : public BaseFixture
+class ChannelFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
   static_assert(std::is_base_of<Channel, ChannelT>::value,
                 "ChannelFixture must be instantiated with a type derived from Channel");
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-channel.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-channel.t.cpp
index 9e70441..d7a1cec 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-channel.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-channel.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "face/ethernet-channel.hpp"
 
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "ethernet-fixture.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-fixture.hpp
index 0a75fcc..5a8160e 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet-fixture.hpp
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
-/** \brief a fixture providing a list of EthernetTransport-capable network interfaces
+/** \brief Fixture providing a list of EthernetTransport-capable network interfaces.
  */
-class EthernetFixture : public virtual BaseFixture
+class EthernetFixture : public virtual GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   EthernetFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/face-system-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/face-system-fixture.hpp
index b7254fa..de3aca8 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/face-system-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/face-system-fixture.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #include "fw/face-table.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 #include "test-netif.hpp"
+
 #include <ndn-cxx/net/network-monitor-stub.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
 
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
-class FaceSystemFixture : public virtual BaseFixture
+class FaceSystemFixture : public virtual GlobalIoFixture
 {
 public:
   FaceSystemFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/face.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/face.t.cpp
index 2876a37..2dd3c95 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/face.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/face.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
  */
 
 #include "face/face.hpp"
+#include "face/generic-link-service.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 #include "dummy-face.hpp"
 #include "dummy-transport.hpp"
-#include "face/generic-link-service.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Face)
-BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestFace, BaseFixture)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestFace, GlobalIoFixture)
 
 using nfd::Face;
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/generic-link-service.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/generic-link-service.t.cpp
index 00b6517..d10dba5 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/generic-link-service.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/generic-link-service.t.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 #include "face/generic-link-service.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-transport.hpp"
-#include "tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp"
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
+#include "dummy-transport.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/lp/empty-value.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/lp/prefix-announcement-header.hpp>
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
 
 using nfd::Face;
 
-class GenericLinkServiceFixture : public UnitTestTimeFixture, public KeyChainFixture
+class GenericLinkServiceFixture : public GlobalIoTimeFixture, public KeyChainFixture
 {
 protected:
   GenericLinkServiceFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/internal-face.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/internal-face.t.cpp
index dfb9888..4c1618b 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/internal-face.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/internal-face.t.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "transport-test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Face)
 
-class InternalFaceFixture : public UnitTestTimeFixture, public KeyChainFixture
+class InternalFaceFixture : public GlobalIoTimeFixture, public KeyChainFixture
 {
 public:
   InternalFaceFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/lp-fragmenter.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/lp-fragmenter.t.cpp
index 4bc8607..9421619 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/lp-fragmenter.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/lp-fragmenter.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "face/transport.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
-class LpFragmenterFixture : public BaseFixture
+class LpFragmenterFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   LpFragmenter fragmenter{{}};
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/lp-reassembler.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/lp-reassembler.t.cpp
index 1d4ee6a..f24eb98 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/lp-reassembler.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/lp-reassembler.t.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "face/lp-reassembler.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
-class LpReassemblerFixture : public UnitTestTimeFixture
+class LpReassemblerFixture : public GlobalIoTimeFixture
 {
 protected:
   LpReassemblerFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/lp-reliability.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/lp-reliability.t.cpp
index d2b9f22..8ec1dd0 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/lp-reliability.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/lp-reliability.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "face/generic-link-service.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 #include "dummy-face.hpp"
 #include "dummy-transport.hpp"
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
   }
 };
 
-class LpReliabilityFixture : public UnitTestTimeFixture
+class LpReliabilityFixture : public GlobalIoTimeFixture
 {
 public:
   LpReliabilityFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/multicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/multicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
index 06455c7..775b12d 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/multicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/multicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include "face/multicast-udp-transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 namespace ip = boost::asio::ip;
 using ip::udp;
 
-class MulticastUdpTransportFixture : public BaseFixture
+class MulticastUdpTransportFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   MulticastUdpTransportFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/null-face.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/null-face.t.cpp
index 4075245..6d34770 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/null-face.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/null-face.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "face/null-face.hpp"
 
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 #include "transport-test-common.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Face)
-BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestNullFace, BaseFixture)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestNullFace, GlobalIoFixture)
 
 using nfd::Face;
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/tcp-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/tcp-transport-fixture.hpp
index 65a4d24..631abe1 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/tcp-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/tcp-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include "face/tcp-transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 namespace ip = boost::asio::ip;
 using ip::tcp;
 
-class TcpTransportFixture : public BaseFixture
+class TcpTransportFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   TcpTransportFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/transport.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/transport.t.cpp
index d06195e..d586c20 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/transport.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/transport.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "face/transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
-#include "dummy-transport.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/daemon/global-io-fixture.hpp"
 #include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "dummy-transport.hpp"
 #include "transport-test-common.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/mpl/fold.hpp>
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(transport->getExpirationTime(), time::steady_clock::TimePoint::max());
 }
 
-class DummyTransportFixture : public nfd::tests::BaseFixture
+class DummyTransportFixture : public nfd::tests::GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   DummyTransportFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/unicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
index b269a71..08acd46 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unicast-udp-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include "face/unicast-udp-transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 namespace ip = boost::asio::ip;
 using ip::udp;
 
-class UnicastUdpTransportFixture : public BaseFixture
+class UnicastUdpTransportFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   UnicastUdpTransportFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
index d131a00..582db48 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include "face/unix-stream-transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
   }
 };
 
-class UnixStreamTransportFixture : public BaseFixture
+class UnixStreamTransportFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   UnixStreamTransportFixture()
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/websocket-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/websocket-transport-fixture.hpp
index 38ab81c..8b8ee42 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/websocket-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/websocket-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include "face/websocket-transport.hpp"
 #include "face/face.hpp"
 
-#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "dummy-receive-link-service.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace face {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /** \brief a fixture that accepts a single WebSocket connection from a client
  */
-class WebSocketTransportFixture : public BaseFixture
+class WebSocketTransportFixture : public GlobalIoFixture
 {
 protected:
   WebSocketTransportFixture()