diff --git a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
index 15a1eea..6e2e7d1 100644
--- a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
+++ b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
@@ -139,43 +139,51 @@
   context.end();
 }
 
-void
-DatasetInterestHandler::publishRtStatus(const ndn::Name& topPrefix, const ndn::Interest& interest,
-                                        ndn::mgmt::StatusDatasetContext& context)
-{
-  NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("Received interest for routing table:  " << interest);
-  tlv::RoutingTable tlvRoutingTable;
 
+std::vector<tlv::RoutingTable>
+DatasetInterestHandler::getTlvRTEntries()
+{
+  std::vector<tlv::RoutingTable> rtable;
   for (const auto& rte : m_routingTableEntries) {
+    tlv::RoutingTable tlvRoutingTable;
     std::shared_ptr<tlv::Destination> tlvDes = tlv::makeDes(rte);
     tlvRoutingTable.setDestination(*tlvDes);
-
     for (const auto& nh : rte.getNexthopList().getNextHops()) {
       tlv::NextHop tlvNexthop;
       tlvNexthop.setUri(nh.getConnectingFaceUri());
       tlvNexthop.setCost(nh.getRouteCost());
       tlvRoutingTable.addNexthops(tlvNexthop);
     }
-
-    const ndn::Block& wire = tlvRoutingTable.wireEncode();
-    context.append(wire);
+    rtable.push_back(tlvRoutingTable);
   }
   if (!m_dryRoutingTableEntries.empty()) {
-    for (const auto& dry_rte : m_dryRoutingTableEntries ) {
-        std::shared_ptr<tlv::Destination> tlvDes = tlv::makeDes(dry_rte);
-        tlvRoutingTable.setDestination(*tlvDes);
-
-        for (const auto& nh : dry_rte.getNexthopList().getNextHops()) {
-          tlv::NextHop tlvNexthop;
-          tlvNexthop.setUri(nh.getConnectingFaceUri());
-          tlvNexthop.setCost(nh.getRouteCost());
-          tlvRoutingTable.addNexthops(tlvNexthop);
-        }
-        const ndn::Block& wire = tlvRoutingTable.wireEncode();
-        context.append(wire);
+    for (const auto& dryRte : m_dryRoutingTableEntries) {
+      tlv::RoutingTable tlvRoutingTable;
+      std::shared_ptr<tlv::Destination> tlvDes = tlv::makeDes(dryRte);
+      tlvRoutingTable.setDestination(*tlvDes);
+      for (const auto& nh : dryRte.getNexthopList().getNextHops()) {
+        tlv::NextHop tlvNexthop;
+        tlvNexthop.setUri(nh.getConnectingFaceUri());
+        tlvNexthop.setCost(nh.getRouteCost());
+        tlvRoutingTable.addNexthops(tlvNexthop);
       }
+      rtable.push_back(tlvRoutingTable);
+    }
   }
+  return rtable;
+}
 
+void
+DatasetInterestHandler::publishRtStatus(const ndn::Name& topPrefix, const ndn::Interest& interest,
+                                        ndn::mgmt::StatusDatasetContext& context)
+{
+  NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("Received interest:  " << interest);
+  tlv::RoutingTableStatus rtStatus;
+  for (const tlv::RoutingTable& rt : getTlvRTEntries()) {
+    rtStatus.addRoutingTable(rt);
+  }
+  const ndn::Block& wire = rtStatus.wireEncode();
+  context.append(wire);
   context.end();
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +208,6 @@
       tlvAdj.setCost(adj.getLinkCost());
       tlvLsa.addAdjacency(tlvAdj);
     }
-
     lsas.push_back(tlvLsa);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.hpp b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.hpp
index 00d8c1d..6e5169d 100644
--- a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.hpp
+++ b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
   void
   setDispatcher(ndn::mgmt::Dispatcher& dispatcher);
 
+  /*! \brief generate a TLV-format of routing table entry
+   */
+  std::vector<tlv::RoutingTable>
+  getTlvRTEntries();
+
   /*! \brief provide routing-table dataset
   */
   void
diff --git a/src/tlv/destination.cpp b/src/tlv/destination.cpp
index 6f9f918..a1ea06f 100644
--- a/src/tlv/destination.cpp
+++ b/src/tlv/destination.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,7 @@
   return totalLength;
 }
 
-NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(Destination);
-
-template size_t
-Destination::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>& block) const;
-
-template size_t
-Destination::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>& block) const;
+NDN_CXX_DEFINE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(Destination);
 
 const ndn::Block&
 Destination::wireEncode() const
diff --git a/src/tlv/destination.hpp b/src/tlv/destination.hpp
index 7c577e8..859c8a8 100644
--- a/src/tlv/destination.hpp
+++ b/src/tlv/destination.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
   mutable ndn::Block m_wire;
 };
 
+NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(Destination);
+
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Destination& destination);
 
diff --git a/src/tlv/nexthop.cpp b/src/tlv/nexthop.cpp
index 79b6e97..342a02e 100644
--- a/src/tlv/nexthop.cpp
+++ b/src/tlv/nexthop.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,7 @@
   return totalLength;
 }
 
-NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(NextHop);
-
-template size_t
-NextHop::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>& block) const;
-
-template size_t
-NextHop::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>& block) const;
+NDN_CXX_DEFINE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(NextHop);
 
 const ndn::Block&
 NextHop::wireEncode() const
diff --git a/src/tlv/nexthop.hpp b/src/tlv/nexthop.hpp
index 03666cc..9b0f72c 100644
--- a/src/tlv/nexthop.hpp
+++ b/src/tlv/nexthop.hpp
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
   mutable ndn::Block m_wire;
 };
 
+NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(NextHop);
+
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const NextHop& nexthop);
 
diff --git a/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.cpp b/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.cpp
index 39405af..c8e6332 100644
--- a/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.cpp
+++ b/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.cpp
@@ -85,13 +85,7 @@
   return totalLength;
 }
 
-NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTable);
-
-template size_t
-RoutingTable::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>& encoder) const;
-
-template size_t
-RoutingTable::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>& encoder) const;
+NDN_CXX_DEFINE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTable);
 
 const ndn::Block&
 RoutingTable::wireEncode() const
@@ -155,16 +149,14 @@
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const RoutingTable& routingtable)
 {
-  os << "Routing Table: " << std::endl;
   os << routingtable.getDestination() << std::endl;
-  os << "Nexthops: NexthopList(" << std::endl;
+  os << "NexthopList(" << std::endl;
 
   for (const auto& rtentry : routingtable) {
-    os << rtentry << std::endl;
+    os << rtentry;
   }
 
   os << ")";
-
   return os;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.hpp b/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.hpp
index 176becb..167f63a 100644
--- a/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.hpp
+++ b/src/tlv/routing-table-entry.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
   mutable ndn::Block m_wire;
 };
 
+NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTable);
+
 inline RoutingTable::const_iterator
 RoutingTable::begin() const
 {
diff --git a/src/tlv/routing-table-status.cpp b/src/tlv/routing-table-status.cpp
index d2c8a55..6f4bb24 100644
--- a/src/tlv/routing-table-status.cpp
+++ b/src/tlv/routing-table-status.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((ndn::WireEncodable<RoutingTableStatus>));
 BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((ndn::WireDecodable<RoutingTableStatus>));
 static_assert(std::is_base_of<ndn::tlv::Error, RoutingTableStatus::Error>::value,
-              "RTStatus::Error must inherit from tlv::Error");
+              "RoutingTableStatus::Error must inherit from tlv::Error");
 
 RoutingTableStatus::RoutingTableStatus()
   : m_hasRoutingtable(false)
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@
   return totalLength;
 }
 
-NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTableStatus);
-
-template size_t
-RoutingTableStatus::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EncoderTag>& block) const;
-
-template size_t
-RoutingTableStatus::wireEncode<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>(ndn::EncodingImpl<ndn::encoding::EstimatorTag>& block) const;
+NDN_CXX_DEFINE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTableStatus);
 
 const ndn::Block&
 RoutingTableStatus::wireEncode() const
diff --git a/src/tlv/routing-table-status.hpp b/src/tlv/routing-table-status.hpp
index 1ce3497..97d083f 100644
--- a/src/tlv/routing-table-status.hpp
+++ b/src/tlv/routing-table-status.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
   mutable ndn::Block m_wire;
 };
 
+NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(RoutingTableStatus);
+
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const RoutingTableStatus& rtStatus);