diff --git a/helper/ndn-fib-helper.cpp b/helper/ndn-fib-helper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce3f529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/ndn-fib-helper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2014  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "ndn-fib-helper.hpp"
+
+#include "ns3/assert.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/object.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
+#include "ns3/packet-socket-factory.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/string.h"
+#include "ns3/net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/channel.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/core-config.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/node-list.h"
+#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
+
+#include "daemon/mgmt/fib-manager.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-l3-protocol.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp"
+
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("ndn.FibHelper");
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG("Add Next Hop command was initialized");
+  Block encodedParameters(parameters.wireEncode());
+
+  Name commandName("/localhost/nfd/fib");
+  commandName.append("add-nexthop");
+  commandName.append(encodedParameters);
+
+  shared_ptr<Interest> command(make_shared<Interest>(commandName));
+  StackHelper::getKeyChain().signWithSha256(*command);
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> l3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  shared_ptr<nfd::FibManager> fibManager = l3protocol->getFibManager();
+  fibManager->onFibRequest(*command);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::RemoveNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG("Remove Next Hop command was initialized");
+  Block encodedParameters(parameters.wireEncode());
+
+  Name commandName("/localhost/nfd/fib");
+  commandName.append("remove-nexthop");
+  commandName.append(encodedParameters);
+
+  shared_ptr<Interest> command(make_shared<Interest>(commandName));
+  StackHelper::getKeyChain().signWithSha256(*command);
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> L3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  shared_ptr<nfd::FibManager> fibManager = L3protocol->getFibManager();
+  // fibManager->addInterestRule(commandName.toUri(), key, *keyChain.getPublicKey (key));
+  fibManager->onFibRequest(*command);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, shared_ptr<Face> face, int32_t metric)
+{
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC("[" << node->GetId() << "]$ route add " << prefix << " via " << face->getLocalUri()
+                   << " metric " << metric);
+
+  // Get L3Protocol object
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> L3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  // Get the forwarder instance
+  shared_ptr<nfd::Forwarder> m_forwarder = L3protocol->getForwarder();
+
+  ControlParameters parameters;
+  parameters.setName(prefix);
+  parameters.setFaceId(face->getId());
+  parameters.setCost(metric);
+
+  AddNextHop(parameters, node);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId, int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceById(faceId);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "Face with ID [" << faceId << "] does not exist on node ["
+                                            << node->GetId() << "]");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId,
+                    int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node>(nodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(node != 0, "Node [" << nodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceById(faceId);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "Face with ID [" << faceId << "] does not exist on node [" << nodeName
+                                            << "]");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, Ptr<Node> otherNode, int32_t metric)
+{
+  for (uint32_t deviceId = 0; deviceId < node->GetNDevices(); deviceId++) {
+    Ptr<PointToPointNetDevice> netDevice =
+      DynamicCast<PointToPointNetDevice>(node->GetDevice(deviceId));
+    if (netDevice == 0)
+      continue;
+
+    Ptr<Channel> channel = netDevice->GetChannel();
+    if (channel == 0)
+      continue;
+
+    if (channel->GetDevice(0)->GetNode() == otherNode
+        || channel->GetDevice(1)->GetNode() == otherNode) {
+      Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+      NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+      shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceByNetDevice(netDevice);
+      NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "There is no face associated with the p2p link");
+
+      AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  NS_FATAL_ERROR("Cannot add route: Node# " << node->GetId() << " and Node# " << otherNode->GetId()
+                                            << " are not connected");
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix,
+                    const std::string& otherNodeName, int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node>(nodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(node != 0, "Node [" << nodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  Ptr<Node> otherNode = Names::Find<Node>(otherNodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(otherNode != 0, "Node [" << otherNodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, otherNode, metric);
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+} // namespace ns
diff --git a/helper/ndn-fib-helper.hpp b/helper/ndn-fib-helper.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d02059b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/ndn-fib-helper.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2014  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#ifndef NDN_FIB_HELPER_H
+#define NDN_FIB_HELPER_H
+
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-common.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-face.hpp"
+
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/object-vector.h"
+#include "ns3/pointer.h"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-control-parameters.hpp>
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+using ::ndn::nfd::ControlParameters;
+
+class FibHelper {
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Add forwarding entry to FIB
+   *
+   * \param nodeName Node name
+   * \param prefix Routing prefix
+   * \param faceId Face index
+   * \param metric Routing metric
+   */
+  static void
+  AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId, int32_t metric);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add forwarding entry to FIB
+   *
+   * \param nodeName Node
+   * \param prefix Routing prefix
+   * \param faceId Face index
+   * \param metric Routing metric
+   */
+  static void
+  AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId, int32_t metric);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add forwarding entry to FIB
+   *
+   * \param node   Node
+   * \param prefix Routing prefix
+   * \param face   Face
+   * \param metric Routing metric
+   */
+  static void
+  AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, shared_ptr<Face> face, int32_t metric);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Add forwarding entry to FIB (work only with point-to-point links)
+   *
+   * \param node Node
+   * \param prefix Routing prefix
+   * \param otherNode The other node, to which interests (will be used to infer face id
+   * \param metric Routing metric
+   */
+  static void
+  AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, Ptr<Node> otherNode, int32_t metric);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Add forwarding entry to FIB (work only with point-to-point links)
+   *
+   * \param nodeName Node name (refer to ns3::Names)
+   * \param prefix Routing prefix
+   * \param otherNode The other node name, to which interests (will be
+   *                  used to infer face id (refer to ns3::Names)
+   * \param metric Routing metric
+   */
+  static void
+  AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix, const std::string& otherNodeName,
+           int32_t metric);
+
+private:
+  static void
+  GenerateCommand(Interest& interest);
+
+  static void
+  AddNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node);
+
+  static void
+  RemoveNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node);
+};
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // NDN_FIB_HELPER_H
diff --git a/helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp b/helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp
index a1a3292..2413fb9 100644
--- a/helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp
+++ b/helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 namespace ndn {
 
 StackHelper::StackHelper()
+  : m_needSetDefaultRoutes(false)
 {
   setCustomNdnCxxClocks();
 
@@ -70,6 +71,13 @@
                                make_shared<ns3::ndn::time::CustomSystemClock>());
 }
 
+void
+StackHelper::SetDefaultRoutes(bool needSet)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << needSet);
+  m_needSetDefaultRoutes = needSet;
+}
+
 Ptr<FaceContainer>
 StackHelper::Install(const NodeContainer& c) const
 {
@@ -126,6 +134,11 @@
       face = DefaultNetDeviceCallback(node, ndn, device);
     }
 
+    if (m_needSetDefaultRoutes) {
+      // default route with lowest priority possible
+      FibHelper::AddRoute(node, "/", face, std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
+    }
+
     faces->Add(face);
   }
 
diff --git a/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp b/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp
index 2f3ea3b..bc9ff3e 100644
--- a/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp
+++ b/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ns3/node-container.h"
 
 #include "ndn-face-container.hpp"
+#include "ndn-fib-helper.hpp"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
@@ -167,6 +168,12 @@
   Ptr<FaceContainer>
   InstallAll() const;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Set flag indicating necessity to install default routes in FIB
+   */
+  void
+  SetDefaultRoutes(bool needSet);
+
   static KeyChain&
   getKeyChain();
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 21e05d3..c46c59d 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
                                             'helper/*',
                                             'utils/*/*'])
     module.source += bld.path.ant_glob(['helper/ndn-face-container.cpp',
-                                        'helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp'])
+                                        'helper/ndn-stack-helper.cpp',
+                                        'helper/ndn-fib-helper.cpp'])
 
     module.full_headers = [p.path_from(bld.path) for p in bld.path.ant_glob(
         ['%s/**/*.hpp' % dir for dir in module_dirs])]