diff --git a/model/ccnx-name-components.cc b/model/ccnx-name-components.cc
index a0a12da..c852d33 100644
--- a/model/ccnx-name-components.cc
+++ b/model/ccnx-name-components.cc
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@
   return subComponents;
 }
 
+CcnxNameComponents
+CcnxNameComponents::cut (size_t minusComponents) const
+{
+  CcnxNameComponents retval;
+  std::list<std::string>::const_iterator component = m_prefix.begin (); 
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < m_prefix.size () - minusComponents; i++, component++)
+    {
+      retval.Add (*component);
+    }
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
 void
 CcnxNameComponents::Print (std::ostream &os) const
 {
diff --git a/model/ccnx-name-components.h b/model/ccnx-name-components.h
index 622f51f..54f9998 100644
--- a/model/ccnx-name-components.h
+++ b/model/ccnx-name-components.h
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@
    */
   std::list<boost::reference_wrapper<const std::string> >
   GetSubComponents (size_t num) const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get prefix of the name, containing less  minusComponents right components
+   */
+  CcnxNameComponents
+  cut (size_t minusComponents) const;
   
   /**
    * \brief Print name