diff --git a/tests/chunks/consumer.t.cpp b/tests/chunks/consumer.t.cpp
index 84dcb5b..9ae1ad8 100644
--- a/tests/chunks/consumer.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/chunks/consumer.t.cpp
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@
 class PipelineInterestsDummy : public PipelineInterests
 {
 public:
-  PipelineInterestsDummy(Face& face)
-    : PipelineInterests(face)
-    , isPipelineRunning(false)
-  {
-  }
+  using PipelineInterests::PipelineInterests;
 
 private:
   void
@@ -155,18 +151,19 @@
   }
 
 public:
-  bool isPipelineRunning;
+  bool isPipelineRunning = false;
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(RunBasic, UnitTestTimeFixture)
 {
   boost::asio::io_service io;
   util::DummyClientFace face(io);
+  Options options;
   Consumer consumer(security::v2::getAcceptAllValidator());
 
   Name prefix = Name("/ndn/chunks/test").appendVersion(1);
-  auto discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(prefix, face, Options());
-  auto pipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsDummy>(face);
+  auto discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(face, prefix, options);
+  auto pipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsDummy>(face, options);
   auto pipelinePtr = pipeline.get();
 
   consumer.run(std::move(discover), std::move(pipeline));
diff --git a/tests/chunks/discover-version.t.cpp b/tests/chunks/discover-version.t.cpp
index 25754fd..eb94f1d 100644
--- a/tests/chunks/discover-version.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/chunks/discover-version.t.cpp
@@ -41,28 +41,18 @@
                                public IdentityManagementFixture
 {
 public:
-  DiscoverVersionFixture()
-    : face(io)
-    , name("/ndn/chunks/test")
-    , isDiscoveryFinished(false)
-    , version(1449227841747)
-  {
-    opt.interestLifetime = ndn::DEFAULT_INTEREST_LIFETIME;
-    opt.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack = 15;
-    opt.isVerbose = false;
-  }
-
   void
   run(const Name& prefix)
   {
     BOOST_REQUIRE(!prefix.empty());
-    discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(prefix, face, opt);
+
+    discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(face, prefix, opt);
     discover->onDiscoverySuccess.connect([this] (const Name& versionedName) {
-      isDiscoveryFinished = true;
       BOOST_REQUIRE(!versionedName.empty() && versionedName[-1].isVersion());
       discoveredVersion = versionedName[-1].toVersion();
+      isDiscoveryFinished = true;
     });
-    discover->onDiscoveryFailure.connect([this] (const std::string& reason) {
+    discover->onDiscoveryFailure.connect([this] (const std::string&) {
       isDiscoveryFinished = true;
     });
 
@@ -72,13 +62,13 @@
 
 protected:
   boost::asio::io_service io;
-  util::DummyClientFace face;
-  Name name;
+  util::DummyClientFace face{io};
+  Name name = "/ndn/chunks/test";
+  Options opt;
   unique_ptr<DiscoverVersion> discover;
   optional<uint64_t> discoveredVersion;
-  bool isDiscoveryFinished;
-  uint64_t version;
-  Options opt;
+  bool isDiscoveryFinished = false;
+  uint64_t version = 1449227841747;
 };
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Chunks)
diff --git a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.t.cpp b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.t.cpp
index d0d0bb0..efb634a 100644
--- a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.t.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp"
-#include "tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp"
 
 #include "pipeline-interests-fixture.hpp"
 
@@ -40,9 +39,9 @@
 {
 public:
   PipelineInterestAimdFixture()
-    : opt(makePipelineOptions())
-    , rttEstimator(makeRttEstimatorOptions())
+    : rttEstimator(makeRttEstimatorOptions())
   {
+    opt.isQuiet = true;
     createPipeline();
   }
 
@@ -55,22 +54,6 @@
   }
 
 private:
-  static PipelineInterestsAdaptive::Options
-  makePipelineOptions()
-  {
-    PipelineInterestsAdaptive::Options pipelineOptions;
-    pipelineOptions.isQuiet = true;
-    pipelineOptions.isVerbose = false;
-    pipelineOptions.disableCwa = false;
-    pipelineOptions.ignoreCongMarks = false;
-    pipelineOptions.resetCwndToInit = false;
-    pipelineOptions.initCwnd = 1.0;
-    pipelineOptions.aiStep = 1.0;
-    pipelineOptions.mdCoef = 0.5;
-    pipelineOptions.initSsthresh = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-    return pipelineOptions;
-  }
-
   static shared_ptr<RttEstimatorWithStats::Options>
   makeRttEstimatorOptions()
   {
@@ -86,7 +69,7 @@
   }
 
 protected:
-  PipelineInterestsAdaptive::Options opt;
+  Options opt;
   RttEstimatorWithStats rttEstimator;
   PipelineInterestsAdaptive* pipeline;
   static constexpr double MARGIN = 0.001;
diff --git a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.t.cpp b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.t.cpp
index 0d2edf0..6cfa23e 100644
--- a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.t.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp"
-#include "tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp"
 
 #include "pipeline-interests-fixture.hpp"
 
@@ -40,9 +39,9 @@
 {
 public:
   PipelineInterestCubicFixture()
-    : opt(makePipelineOptions())
-    , rttEstimator(makeRttEstimatorOptions())
+    : rttEstimator(makeRttEstimatorOptions())
   {
+    opt.isQuiet = true;
     createPipeline();
   }
 
@@ -55,24 +54,6 @@
   }
 
 private:
-  static PipelineInterestsCubic::Options
-  makePipelineOptions()
-  {
-    PipelineInterestsCubic::Options pipelineOptions;
-    pipelineOptions.isQuiet = true;
-    pipelineOptions.isVerbose = false;
-    pipelineOptions.disableCwa = false;
-    pipelineOptions.ignoreCongMarks = false;
-    pipelineOptions.resetCwndToInit = false;
-    pipelineOptions.initCwnd = 1.0;
-    pipelineOptions.aiStep = 1.0;
-    pipelineOptions.mdCoef = 0.5;
-    pipelineOptions.initSsthresh = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-    pipelineOptions.cubicBeta = 0.7;
-    pipelineOptions.enableFastConv = false;
-    return pipelineOptions;
-  }
-
   static shared_ptr<RttEstimatorWithStats::Options>
   makeRttEstimatorOptions()
   {
@@ -88,7 +69,7 @@
   }
 
 protected:
-  PipelineInterestsCubic::Options opt;
+  Options opt;
   RttEstimatorWithStats rttEstimator;
   PipelineInterestsCubic* pipeline;
   static constexpr double MARGIN = 0.001;
diff --git a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.t.cpp b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.t.cpp
index 12610be..f4979a2 100644
--- a/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/chunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.t.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@
 {
 public:
   PipelineInterestFixedFixture()
-    : opt(makeOptions())
   {
+    opt.interestLifetime = 1_s;
+    opt.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack = 3;
+    opt.isQuiet = true;
+    opt.maxPipelineSize = 5;
     createPipeline();
   }
 
@@ -50,21 +53,8 @@
     setPipeline(std::move(pline));
   }
 
-private:
-  static PipelineInterestsFixed::Options
-  makeOptions()
-  {
-    PipelineInterestsFixed::Options options;
-    options.isQuiet = true;
-    options.isVerbose = false;
-    options.interestLifetime = time::seconds(1);
-    options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack = 3;
-    options.maxPipelineSize = 5;
-    return options;
-  }
-
 protected:
-  PipelineInterestsFixed::Options opt;
+  Options opt;
   PipelineInterestsFixed* pipeline;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.cpp
index 7ac5195..6bedd05 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
 
-DiscoverVersion::DiscoverVersion(const Name& prefix, Face& face, const Options& options)
-  : chunks::Options(options)
+DiscoverVersion::DiscoverVersion(Face& face, const Name& prefix, const Options& options)
+  : m_face(face)
   , m_prefix(prefix)
-  , m_face(face)
+  , m_options(options)
 {
 }
 
@@ -50,24 +50,24 @@
   }
 
   Interest interest = MetadataObject::makeDiscoveryInterest(m_prefix)
-                                      .setInterestLifetime(interestLifetime);
+                      .setInterestLifetime(m_options.interestLifetime);
 
   m_fetcher = DataFetcher::fetch(m_face, interest,
-                                 maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack, maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack,
+                                 m_options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack, m_options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack,
                                  bind(&DiscoverVersion::handleData, this, _1, _2),
-                                 [this] (const Interest& interest, const std::string& reason) {
+                                 [this] (const Interest&, const std::string& reason) {
                                    onDiscoveryFailure(reason);
                                  },
-                                 [this] (const Interest& interest, const std::string& reason) {
+                                 [this] (const Interest&, const std::string& reason) {
                                    onDiscoveryFailure(reason);
                                  },
-                                 isVerbose);
+                                 m_options.isVerbose);
 }
 
 void
 DiscoverVersion::handleData(const Interest& interest, const Data& data)
 {
-  if (isVerbose)
+  if (m_options.isVerbose)
     std::cerr << "Data: " << data << std::endl;
 
   // make a metadata object from received metadata packet
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  if (isVerbose) {
+  if (m_options.isVerbose) {
     std::cerr << "Discovered Data version: " << mobject.getVersionedName()[-1] << std::endl;
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.hpp
index 5049cc2..aaf409a 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/discover-version.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #ifndef NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_DISCOVER_VERSION_HPP
 #define NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_DISCOVER_VERSION_HPP
 
-#include "core/common.hpp"
 #include "options.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
@@ -38,12 +37,12 @@
 class DataFetcher;
 
 /**
- * @brief Base class of services for discovering the latest Data version
+ * @brief Service for discovering the latest Data version.
  *
  * DiscoverVersion's user is notified once after identifying the latest retrievable version or
  * on failure to find any Data version.
  */
-class DiscoverVersion : virtual protected Options, noncopyable
+class DiscoverVersion
 {
 public: // signals
   /**
@@ -57,10 +56,7 @@
   signal::Signal<DiscoverVersion, std::string> onDiscoveryFailure;
 
 public:
-  /**
-   * @brief create a DiscoverVersion service
-   */
-  DiscoverVersion(const Name& prefix, Face& face, const Options& options);
+  DiscoverVersion(Face& face, const Name& prefix, const Options& options);
 
   /**
    * @brief identify the latest Data version published.
@@ -73,8 +69,9 @@
   handleData(const Interest& interest, const Data& data);
 
 private:
-  const Name m_prefix;
   Face& m_face;
+  const Name m_prefix;
+  const Options& m_options;
   shared_ptr<DataFetcher> m_fetcher;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/main.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/main.cpp
index 1263ba7..1af58e6 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/main.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "consumer.hpp"
 #include "discover-version.hpp"
-#include "options.hpp"
 #include "pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp"
 #include "pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp"
 #include "pipeline-interests-fixed.hpp"
@@ -48,18 +47,12 @@
 main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
   std::string programName(argv[0]);
-  Options options;
-  std::string pipelineType("cubic");
-  size_t maxPipelineSize(1);
-  std::string uri;
 
-  // congestion control parameters
-  bool disableCwa(false), resetCwndToInit(false),
-       ignoreCongMarks(false), enableFastConv(false);
-  int initCwnd(1), initSsthresh(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()), k(8);
-  double aiStep(1.0), rtoAlpha(0.125), rtoBeta(0.25), aimdBeta(0.5), cubicBeta(0.7);
+  Options options;
+  std::string uri, pipelineType("cubic"), cwndPath, rttPath;
   time::milliseconds::rep minRto(200), maxRto(60000);
-  std::string cwndPath, rttPath;
+  double rtoAlpha(0.125), rtoBeta(0.25);
+  int rtoK(8);
 
   namespace po = boost::program_options;
   po::options_description basicDesc("Basic Options");
@@ -79,33 +72,33 @@
 
   po::options_description fixedPipeDesc("Fixed pipeline options");
   fixedPipeDesc.add_options()
-    ("pipeline-size,s", po::value<size_t>(&maxPipelineSize)->default_value(maxPipelineSize),
+    ("pipeline-size,s", po::value<size_t>(&options.maxPipelineSize)->default_value(options.maxPipelineSize),
                         "size of the Interest pipeline")
     ;
 
   po::options_description adaptivePipeDesc("Adaptive pipeline options (AIMD & CUBIC)");
   adaptivePipeDesc.add_options()
-    ("ignore-marks", po::bool_switch(&ignoreCongMarks),
+    ("ignore-marks", po::bool_switch(&options.ignoreCongMarks),
                      "do not decrease the window after receiving a congestion mark")
-    ("disable-cwa",  po::bool_switch(&disableCwa),
+    ("disable-cwa",  po::bool_switch(&options.disableCwa),
                      "disable Conservative Window Adaptation, i.e., reduce the window on "
                      "each timeout or congestion mark instead of at most once per RTT")
-    ("reset-cwnd-to-init", po::bool_switch(&resetCwndToInit),
+    ("reset-cwnd-to-init", po::bool_switch(&options.resetCwndToInit),
                            "after a timeout or congestion mark, reset the window "
                            "to the initial value instead of resetting to ssthresh")
-    ("init-cwnd",     po::value<int>(&initCwnd)->default_value(initCwnd),
+    ("init-cwnd",     po::value<double>(&options.initCwnd)->default_value(options.initCwnd),
                       "initial congestion window in segments")
-    ("init-ssthresh", po::value<int>(&initSsthresh),
+    ("init-ssthresh", po::value<double>(&options.initSsthresh),
                       "initial slow start threshold in segments (defaults to infinity)")
-    ("aimd-step", po::value<double>(&aiStep)->default_value(aiStep),
+    ("aimd-step", po::value<double>(&options.aiStep)->default_value(options.aiStep),
                   "additive-increase step")
-    ("aimd-beta", po::value<double>(&aimdBeta)->default_value(aimdBeta),
+    ("aimd-beta", po::value<double>(&options.mdCoef)->default_value(options.mdCoef),
                   "multiplicative decrease factor (AIMD)")
     ("rto-alpha", po::value<double>(&rtoAlpha)->default_value(rtoAlpha),
                   "alpha value for RTO calculation")
     ("rto-beta",  po::value<double>(&rtoBeta)->default_value(rtoBeta),
                   "beta value for RTO calculation")
-    ("rto-k",     po::value<int>(&k)->default_value(k),
+    ("rto-k",     po::value<int>(&rtoK)->default_value(rtoK),
                   "k value for RTO calculation")
     ("min-rto",   po::value<time::milliseconds::rep>(&minRto)->default_value(minRto),
                   "minimum RTO value, in milliseconds")
@@ -117,9 +110,8 @@
 
   po::options_description cubicPipeDesc("CUBIC pipeline options");
   cubicPipeDesc.add_options()
-    ("fast-conv",  po::bool_switch(&enableFastConv), "enable cubic fast convergence")
-    ("cubic-beta", po::value<double>(&cubicBeta),
-                   "window decrease factor for CUBIC (defaults to 0.7)")
+    ("cubic-beta", po::value<double>(&options.cubicBeta), "window decrease factor (defaults to 0.7)")
+    ("fast-conv",  po::bool_switch(&options.enableFastConv), "enable fast convergence")
     ;
 
   po::options_description visibleDesc;
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@
     return 2;
   }
 
-  if (maxPipelineSize < 1 || maxPipelineSize > 1024) {
+  if (options.maxPipelineSize < 1 || options.maxPipelineSize > 1024) {
     std::cerr << "ERROR: pipeline size must be between 1 and 1024" << std::endl;
     return 2;
   }
@@ -192,7 +184,7 @@
 
   try {
     Face face;
-    auto discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(Name(uri), face, options);
+    auto discover = make_unique<DiscoverVersion>(face, Name(uri), options);
     unique_ptr<PipelineInterests> pipeline;
     unique_ptr<StatisticsCollector> statsCollector;
     unique_ptr<RttEstimatorWithStats> rttEstimator;
@@ -200,15 +192,13 @@
     std::ofstream statsFileRtt;
 
     if (pipelineType == "fixed") {
-      PipelineInterestsFixed::Options optionsPipeline(options);
-      optionsPipeline.maxPipelineSize = maxPipelineSize;
-      pipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsFixed>(face, optionsPipeline);
+      pipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsFixed>(face, options);
     }
     else if (pipelineType == "aimd" || pipelineType == "cubic") {
       auto optionsRttEst = make_shared<RttEstimatorWithStats::Options>();
       optionsRttEst->alpha = rtoAlpha;
       optionsRttEst->beta = rtoBeta;
-      optionsRttEst->k = k;
+      optionsRttEst->k = rtoK;
       optionsRttEst->initialRto = 1_s;
       optionsRttEst->minRto = time::milliseconds(minRto);
       optionsRttEst->maxRto = time::milliseconds(maxRto);
@@ -226,24 +216,12 @@
       }
       rttEstimator = make_unique<RttEstimatorWithStats>(std::move(optionsRttEst));
 
-      PipelineInterestsAdaptive::Options optionsPipeline(options);
-      optionsPipeline.disableCwa = disableCwa;
-      optionsPipeline.resetCwndToInit = resetCwndToInit;
-      optionsPipeline.initCwnd = initCwnd;
-      optionsPipeline.initSsthresh = initSsthresh;
-      optionsPipeline.aiStep = aiStep;
-      optionsPipeline.mdCoef = aimdBeta;
-      optionsPipeline.ignoreCongMarks = ignoreCongMarks;
-
       unique_ptr<PipelineInterestsAdaptive> adaptivePipeline;
       if (pipelineType == "aimd") {
-        adaptivePipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsAimd>(face, *rttEstimator, optionsPipeline);
+        adaptivePipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsAimd>(face, *rttEstimator, options);
       }
       else {
-        PipelineInterestsCubic::Options optionsCubic(optionsPipeline);
-        optionsCubic.enableFastConv = enableFastConv;
-        optionsCubic.cubicBeta = cubicBeta;
-        adaptivePipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsCubic>(face, *rttEstimator, optionsCubic);
+        adaptivePipeline = make_unique<PipelineInterestsCubic>(face, *rttEstimator, options);
       }
 
       if (!cwndPath.empty() || !rttPath.empty()) {
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp
index 9400fb6..70bedee 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/options.hpp
@@ -27,19 +27,38 @@
 #ifndef NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_OPTIONS_HPP
 #define NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_OPTIONS_HPP
 
-#include <ndn-cxx/interest.hpp>
-#include <ndn-cxx/util/time.hpp>
+#include "core/common.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
 
-struct Options
+struct Options : noncopyable
 {
+  // Common options
   time::milliseconds interestLifetime = DEFAULT_INTEREST_LIFETIME;
   int maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack = 15;
   bool mustBeFresh = false;
   bool isQuiet = false;
   bool isVerbose = false;
+
+  // Fixed pipeline options
+  size_t maxPipelineSize = 1;
+
+  // Adaptive pipeline common options
+  double initCwnd = 1.0;        ///< initial congestion window size
+  double initSsthresh = std::numeric_limits<double>::max(); ///< initial slow start threshold
+  time::milliseconds rtoCheckInterval{10}; ///< interval for checking retransmission timer
+  bool ignoreCongMarks = false; ///< disable window decrease after receiving congestion mark
+  bool disableCwa = false;      ///< disable conservative window adaptation
+
+  // AIMD pipeline options
+  double aiStep = 1.0;          ///< AIMD additive increase step (in segments)
+  double mdCoef = 0.5;          ///< AIMD multiplicative decrease factor
+  bool resetCwndToInit = false; ///< reduce cwnd to initCwnd when loss event occurs
+
+  // Cubic pipeline options
+  double cubicBeta = 0.7;       ///< cubic multiplicative decrease factor
+  bool enableFastConv = false;  ///< use cubic fast convergence
 };
 
 } // namespace chunks
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.cpp
index 8ae2162..29e0d27 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
 
 PipelineInterestsAdaptive::PipelineInterestsAdaptive(Face& face,
                                                      RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                                                     const Options& options)
-  : PipelineInterests(face)
-  , m_options(options)
+                                                     const Options& opts)
+  : PipelineInterests(face, opts)
   , m_cwnd(m_options.initCwnd)
   , m_ssthresh(m_options.initSsthresh)
   , m_rttEstimator(rttEstimator)
@@ -417,6 +416,22 @@
 }
 
 void
+PipelineInterestsAdaptive::printOptions() const
+{
+  PipelineInterests::printOptions();
+  std::cerr
+      << "\tInitial congestion window size = " << m_options.initCwnd << "\n"
+      << "\tInitial slow start threshold = " << m_options.initSsthresh << "\n"
+      << "\tAdditive increase step = " << m_options.aiStep << "\n"
+      << "\tMultiplicative decrease factor = " << m_options.mdCoef << "\n"
+      << "\tRTO check interval = " << m_options.rtoCheckInterval << "\n"
+      << "\tReact to congestion marks = " << (m_options.ignoreCongMarks ? "no" : "yes") << "\n"
+      << "\tConservative window adaptation = " << (m_options.disableCwa ? "no" : "yes") << "\n"
+      << "\tResetting window to " << (m_options.resetCwndToInit ?
+                                        "initial value" : "ssthresh") << " upon loss event\n";
+}
+
+void
 PipelineInterestsAdaptive::printSummary() const
 {
   PipelineInterests::printSummary();
@@ -456,22 +471,5 @@
   return os;
 }
 
-std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& os, const PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions& options)
-{
-  os << "Adaptive pipeline parameters:\n"
-     << "\tInitial congestion window size = " << options.initCwnd << "\n"
-     << "\tInitial slow start threshold = " << options.initSsthresh << "\n"
-     << "\tAdditive increase step = " << options.aiStep << "\n"
-     << "\tMultiplicative decrease factor = " << options.mdCoef << "\n"
-     << "\tRTO check interval = " << options.rtoCheckInterval << "\n"
-     << "\tMax retries on timeout or Nack = " << (options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack == DataFetcher::MAX_RETRIES_INFINITE ?
-                                                  "infinite" : to_string(options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack)) << "\n"
-     << "\tReact to congestion marks = " << (options.ignoreCongMarks ? "no" : "yes") << "\n"
-     << "\tConservative window adaptation = " << (options.disableCwa ? "no" : "yes") << "\n"
-     << "\tResetting window to " << (options.resetCwndToInit ? "initCwnd" : "ssthresh") << " upon loss event\n";
-  return os;
-}
-
 } // namespace chunks
 } // namespace ndn
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.hpp
index 143b53b..a48813b 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-adaptive.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #ifndef NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_ADAPTIVE_HPP
 #define NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_ADAPTIVE_HPP
 
-#include "options.hpp"
 #include "pipeline-interests.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/rtt-estimator.hpp>
@@ -42,29 +41,6 @@
 
 using util::RttEstimatorWithStats;
 
-class PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions : public Options
-{
-public:
-  explicit
-  PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions(const Options& options = Options())
-    : Options(options)
-  {
-  }
-
-public:
-  double initCwnd = 1.0; ///< initial congestion window size
-  double initSsthresh = std::numeric_limits<double>::max(); ///< initial slow start threshold
-  double aiStep = 1.0; ///< additive increase step (in segments)
-  double mdCoef = 0.5; ///< multiplicative decrease coefficient
-  time::milliseconds rtoCheckInterval{10}; ///< interval for checking retransmission timer
-  bool disableCwa = false; ///< disable Conservative Window Adaptation
-  bool resetCwndToInit = false; ///< reduce cwnd to initCwnd when loss event occurs
-  bool ignoreCongMarks = false; ///< disable window decrease after congestion marks
-};
-
-std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& os, const PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions& options);
-
 /**
  * @brief indicates the state of the segment
  */
@@ -102,17 +78,13 @@
 class PipelineInterestsAdaptive : public PipelineInterests
 {
 public:
-  using Options = PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions;
-
-public:
   /**
    * @brief Constructor.
    *
    * Configures the pipelining service without specifying the retrieval namespace. After this
    * configuration the method run must be called to start the Pipeline.
    */
-  PipelineInterestsAdaptive(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                            const Options& options = Options());
+  PipelineInterestsAdaptive(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator, const Options& opts);
 
   ~PipelineInterestsAdaptive() override;
 
@@ -141,6 +113,9 @@
 protected:
   DECLARE_SIGNAL_EMIT(afterCwndChange)
 
+  void
+  printOptions() const;
+
 private:
   /**
    * @brief Increase congestion window.
@@ -214,7 +189,6 @@
 
 PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PROTECTED:
   static constexpr double MIN_SSTHRESH = 2.0;
-  const Options m_options;
 
   double m_cwnd; ///< current congestion window size (in segments)
   double m_ssthresh; ///< current slow start threshold
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.cpp
index e32a36d..667bd9e 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 namespace chunks {
 
 PipelineInterestsAimd::PipelineInterestsAimd(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                                             const Options& options)
-  : PipelineInterestsAdaptive(face, rttEstimator, options)
+                                             const Options& opts)
+  : PipelineInterestsAdaptive(face, rttEstimator, opts)
 {
-  if (options.isVerbose) {
-    std::cerr << options;
+  if (m_options.isVerbose) {
+    printOptions();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp
index b83dfd6..f76163e 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-aimd.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 class PipelineInterestsAimd final : public PipelineInterestsAdaptive
 {
 public:
-  PipelineInterestsAimd(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                        const Options& options = Options());
+  PipelineInterestsAimd(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator, const Options& opts);
 
 private:
   void
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.cpp
index a68c9db..b4ae43f 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@
 constexpr double CUBIC_C = 0.4;
 
 PipelineInterestsCubic::PipelineInterestsCubic(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                                               const Options& options)
-  : PipelineInterestsAdaptive(face, rttEstimator, options)
-  , m_cubicOptions(options)
+                                               const Options& opts)
+  : PipelineInterestsAdaptive(face, rttEstimator, opts)
   , m_lastDecrease(time::steady_clock::now())
 {
-  if (options.isVerbose) {
-    std::cerr << options;
+  if (m_options.isVerbose) {
+    printOptions();
+    std::cerr << "\tCubic beta = " << m_options.cubicBeta << "\n"
+              << "\tFast convergence = " << (m_options.enableFastConv ? "yes" : "no") << "\n";
   }
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
     // 2. Time it takes to increase the window to m_wmax = the cwnd right before the last
     // window decrease.
     // K = cubic_root(wmax*(1-beta_cubic)/C) (Eq. 2)
-    const double k = std::cbrt(m_wmax * (1 - m_cubicOptions.cubicBeta) / CUBIC_C);
+    const double k = std::cbrt(m_wmax * (1 - m_options.cubicBeta) / CUBIC_C);
 
     // 3. Target: W_cubic(t) = C*(t-K)^3 + wmax (Eq. 1)
     const double wCubic = CUBIC_C * std::pow(t - k, 3) + m_wmax;
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@
   // before it updates wmax for the current congestion event.
 
   // Current wmax < last_wmax
-  if (m_cubicOptions.enableFastConv && m_cwnd < m_lastWmax) {
+  if (m_options.enableFastConv && m_cwnd < m_lastWmax) {
     m_lastWmax = m_cwnd;
-    m_wmax = m_cwnd * (1.0 + m_cubicOptions.cubicBeta) / 2.0;
+    m_wmax = m_cwnd * (1.0 + m_options.cubicBeta) / 2.0;
   }
   else {
     // Save old cwnd as wmax
@@ -103,22 +104,12 @@
     m_wmax = m_cwnd;
   }
 
-  m_ssthresh = std::max(m_options.initCwnd, m_cwnd * m_cubicOptions.cubicBeta);
+  m_ssthresh = std::max(m_options.initCwnd, m_cwnd * m_options.cubicBeta);
   m_cwnd = m_ssthresh;
   m_lastDecrease = time::steady_clock::now();
 
   emitSignal(afterCwndChange, time::steady_clock::now() - getStartTime(), m_cwnd);
 }
 
-std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& os, const PipelineInterestsCubicOptions& options)
-{
-  os << static_cast<const PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions&>(options)
-     << "Cubic pipeline parameters:\n"
-     << "\tFast convergence = " << (options.enableFastConv ? "yes" : "no") << "\n"
-     << "\tCubic beta = " << options.cubicBeta << "\n";
-  return os;
-}
-
 } // namespace chunks
 } // namespace ndn
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp
index 8670ccd..078560c 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-cubic.hpp
@@ -31,24 +31,6 @@
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
 
-class PipelineInterestsCubicOptions : public PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions
-{
-public:
-  explicit
-  PipelineInterestsCubicOptions(const PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions& options =
-                                PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions())
-    : PipelineInterestsAdaptiveOptions(options)
-  {
-  }
-
-public:
-  bool enableFastConv = false; ///< use cubic fast convergence
-  double cubicBeta = 0.7; ///< multiplicative decrease factor (from Linux kernel: 717/1024)
-};
-
-std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& os, const PipelineInterestsCubicOptions& options);
-
 /**
  * @brief Implements Cubic window increase and decrease.
  *
@@ -58,11 +40,7 @@
 class PipelineInterestsCubic final : public PipelineInterestsAdaptive
 {
 public:
-  using Options = PipelineInterestsCubicOptions;
-
-public:
-  PipelineInterestsCubic(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator,
-                         const Options& options = Options());
+  PipelineInterestsCubic(Face& face, RttEstimatorWithStats& rttEstimator, const Options& opts);
 
 private:
   void
@@ -72,8 +50,6 @@
   decreaseWindow() final;
 
 private:
-  const Options m_cubicOptions;
-
   double m_wmax = 0.0; ///< window size before last window decrease
   double m_lastWmax = 0.0; ///< last wmax
   time::steady_clock::TimePoint m_lastDecrease; ///< time of last window decrease
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.cpp
index 55fe7fc..ce11295 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
 
-PipelineInterestsFixed::PipelineInterestsFixed(Face& face, const Options& options)
-  : PipelineInterests(face)
-  , m_options(options)
-  , m_hasFailure(false)
+PipelineInterestsFixed::PipelineInterestsFixed(Face& face, const Options& opts)
+  : PipelineInterests(face, opts)
 {
   m_segmentFetchers.resize(m_options.maxPipelineSize);
+
+  if (m_options.isVerbose) {
+    printOptions();
+    std::cerr << "\tPipeline size = " << m_options.maxPipelineSize << "\n";
+  }
 }
 
 PipelineInterestsFixed::~PipelineInterestsFixed()
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.hpp
index e19a25d..b21575e 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests-fixed.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #ifndef NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_FIXED_HPP
 #define NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_FIXED_HPP
 
-#include "options.hpp"
 #include "pipeline-interests.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
@@ -38,20 +37,6 @@
 
 class DataFetcher;
 
-class PipelineInterestsFixedOptions : public Options
-{
-public:
-  explicit
-  PipelineInterestsFixedOptions(const Options& options = Options())
-    : Options(options)
-    , maxPipelineSize(1)
-  {
-  }
-
-public:
-  size_t maxPipelineSize;
-};
-
 /**
  * @brief Service for retrieving Data via an Interest pipeline
  *
@@ -65,17 +50,7 @@
 class PipelineInterestsFixed final : public PipelineInterests
 {
 public:
-  typedef PipelineInterestsFixedOptions Options;
-
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief create a PipelineInterestsFixed service
-   *
-   * Configures the pipelining service without specifying the retrieval namespace. After this
-   * configuration the method run must be called to start the Pipeline.
-   */
-  explicit
-  PipelineInterestsFixed(Face& face, const Options& options = Options());
+  PipelineInterestsFixed(Face& face, const Options& opts);
 
   ~PipelineInterestsFixed() final;
 
@@ -107,14 +82,13 @@
   handleFail(const std::string& reason, size_t pipeNo);
 
 private:
-  const Options m_options;
   std::vector<std::pair<shared_ptr<DataFetcher>, uint64_t>> m_segmentFetchers;
 
   /**
    * true if one or more segment fetchers encountered an error; if m_hasFinalBlockId
    * is false, this is usually not a fatal error for the pipeline
    */
-  bool m_hasFailure;
+  bool m_hasFailure = false;
 };
 
 } // namespace chunks
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.cpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.cpp
index e32ad7d..d86f155 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "pipeline-interests.hpp"
+#include "data-fetcher.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
 
-PipelineInterests::PipelineInterests(Face& face)
-  : m_face(face)
+PipelineInterests::PipelineInterests(Face& face, const Options& opts)
+  : m_options(opts)
+  , m_face(face)
   , m_hasFinalBlockId(false)
   , m_lastSegmentNo(0)
   , m_nReceived(0)
@@ -106,6 +108,31 @@
     m_face.getIoService().post([this, reason] { m_onFailure(reason); });
 }
 
+void
+PipelineInterests::printOptions() const
+{
+  std::cerr << "Pipeline parameters:\n"
+            << "\tRequest fresh content = " << (m_options.mustBeFresh ? "yes" : "no") << "\n"
+            << "\tInterest lifetime = " << m_options.interestLifetime << "\n"
+            << "\tMax retries on timeout or Nack = " <<
+               (m_options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack == DataFetcher::MAX_RETRIES_INFINITE ?
+                  "infinite" : to_string(m_options.maxRetriesOnTimeoutOrNack)) << "\n";
+}
+
+void
+PipelineInterests::printSummary() const
+{
+  using namespace ndn::time;
+  duration<double, seconds::period> timeElapsed = steady_clock::now() - getStartTime();
+  double throughput = 8 * m_receivedSize / timeElapsed.count();
+
+  std::cerr << "\n\nAll segments have been received.\n"
+            << "Time elapsed: " << timeElapsed << "\n"
+            << "Segments received: " << m_nReceived << "\n"
+            << "Transferred size: " << m_receivedSize / 1e3 << " kB" << "\n"
+            << "Goodput: " << formatThroughput(throughput) << "\n";
+}
+
 std::string
 PipelineInterests::formatThroughput(double throughput)
 {
@@ -129,19 +156,5 @@
   return "";
 }
 
-void
-PipelineInterests::printSummary() const
-{
-  using namespace ndn::time;
-  duration<double, seconds::period> timeElapsed = steady_clock::now() - getStartTime();
-  double throughput = 8 * m_receivedSize / timeElapsed.count();
-
-  std::cerr << "\n\nAll segments have been received.\n"
-            << "Time elapsed: " << timeElapsed << "\n"
-            << "Segments received: " << m_nReceived << "\n"
-            << "Transferred size: " << m_receivedSize / 1e3 << " kB" << "\n"
-            << "Goodput: " << formatThroughput(throughput) << "\n";
-}
-
 } // namespace chunks
 } // namespace ndn
diff --git a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.hpp b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.hpp
index fc17392..dd8b5de 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/catchunks/pipeline-interests.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #ifndef NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_HPP
 #define NDN_TOOLS_CHUNKS_CATCHUNKS_PIPELINE_INTERESTS_HPP
 
-#include "core/common.hpp"
+#include "options.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
 namespace chunks {
@@ -49,21 +49,20 @@
 class PipelineInterests
 {
 public:
-  using DataCallback = std::function<void(const Data&)>;
-  using FailureCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& reason)>;
-
   /**
-   * @brief create a PipelineInterests service
+   * @brief Constructor.
    *
    * Configures the pipelining service without specifying the retrieval namespace.
    * After construction, the method run() must be called in order to start the pipeline.
    */
-  explicit
-  PipelineInterests(Face& face);
+  PipelineInterests(Face& face, const Options& opts);
 
   virtual
   ~PipelineInterests();
 
+  using DataCallback = std::function<void(const Data&)>;
+  using FailureCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& reason)>;
+
   /**
    * @brief start fetching all the segments of the specified prefix
    *
@@ -119,6 +118,9 @@
   void
   onFailure(const std::string& reason);
 
+  void
+  printOptions() const;
+
   /**
    * @brief print statistics about this fetching session
    *
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@
   doCancel() = 0;
 
 protected:
+  const Options& m_options;
   Face& m_face;
   Name m_prefix;