diff --git a/test/basic-regression-test.cc b/test/basic-regression-test.cc
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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ns3/test.h"
+#include "ns3/annotated-topology-reader.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-interest-header.h"
+#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
+#include "ns3/random-variable.h"
+#include <limits> 
+#include "ns3/ccnx-header-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/header.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-name-components.h"
+#include "ns3/nstime.h"
+#include "ns3/buffer.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+
+#include <ctime>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "ns3/internet-stack-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-list-routing-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-static-routing-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/application.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-static-routing-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-list-routing-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/annotated-topology-reader.h"
+#include <list>
+
+
+using namespace ns3;
+using namespace std;
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("CcnxBasicRegressionTest");
+
+class BasicRegressionTest : public TestCase
+{
+public:
+    
+    BasicRegressionTest ();
+    virtual ~BasicRegressionTest ();
+    
+private:
+    virtual void DoRun (void);
+};
+
+BasicRegressionTest::BasicRegressionTest ()
+: TestCase ("Basic regression test")
+{
+}
+
+BasicRegressionTest::~BasicRegressionTest ()
+{
+}
+
+void
+BasicRegressionTest::DoRun(void)
+{
+    //string input ("/Users/iliamo/ns3-abstract-ndn/ns-3.11/src/NDNabstraction/examples/simpletopology.txt");
+    
+    // Set up command line parameters used to control the experiment.
+    //CommandLine cmd;
+    //cmd.AddValue ("input", "Name of the input file.",
+    //              input);
+    //cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
+    
+    
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------
+    // -- Read topology data.
+    // --------------------------------------------
+    
+    string input = NS_TEST_SOURCEDIR;
+    input += "/testtopology.txt";
+    
+    Ptr<AnnotatedTopologyReader> reader = CreateObject<AnnotatedTopologyReader> ();
+    reader->SetFileName (input);
+    
+    NodeContainer nodes;
+    if (reader != 0)
+    {
+        nodes = reader->Read ();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (true, false, "file not found");
+    }
+    
+    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (7, reader->LinksSize (), "link count is wrong");
+    
+    
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------
+    // -- Create nodes and network stacks
+    // --------------------------------------------
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("creating internet stack");
+    InternetStackHelper stack;
+    
+    
+    //routing
+    /*Ipv4StaticRoutingHelper staticRouting;
+    Ipv4ListRoutingHelper listRH;
+    listRH.Add (staticRouting, 0);
+    stack.SetRoutingHelper (listRH);  // has effect on the next Install ()
+    stack.Install (nodes);
+    
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("creating ip4 addresses");
+    Ipv4AddressHelper address;
+    address.SetBase ("10.0.0.0", "255.255.255.252");*/
+    
+    int totlinks = reader->LinksSize ();
+    
+    
+    /// applying settings
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("creating node containers");
+    NodeContainer* nc = new NodeContainer[totlinks];
+    TopologyReader::ConstLinksIterator iter;
+    int i = 0;
+    for ( iter = reader->LinksBegin (); iter != reader->LinksEnd (); iter++, i++ )
+    {
+        nc[i] = NodeContainer (iter->GetFromNode (), iter->GetToNode ());
+    }
+    
+    NetDeviceContainer* ndc = new NetDeviceContainer[totlinks];
+    reader->ApplySettings(ndc,nc);
+    /// settings applied
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    // it creates little subnets, one for each couple of nodes.
+    /*NS_LOG_INFO ("creating ipv4 interfaces");
+    Ipv4InterfaceContainer* ipic = new Ipv4InterfaceContainer[totlinks];
+    for (int i = 0; i < totlinks; i++)
+    {
+        ipic[i] = address.Assign (ndc[i]);
+        address.NewNetwork ();
+    }
+    
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------
+    // -- Run the simulation
+    // --------------------------------------------
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("Run Simulation.");
+    Simulator::Stop (Seconds (20));
+    Simulator::Run ();
+    Simulator::Destroy ();
+    
+    delete[] ipic;
+    delete[] ndc;
+    delete[] nc;
+    
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("Done.");
+    
+    */
+}
+
+class BasicRegressionTestSuite : public TestSuite
+{
+public:
+    BasicRegressionTestSuite ();
+};
+
+BasicRegressionTestSuite::BasicRegressionTestSuite ()
+: TestSuite ("ccnx-basic-regression-test-suite", UNIT)
+{
+    SetDataDir (NS_TEST_SOURCEDIR);
+    AddTestCase (new BasicRegressionTest);
+}
+
+static BasicRegressionTestSuite suite;
diff --git a/test/testtopology.txt b/test/testtopology.txt
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+7   7
+1   3   10000   1   80  120
+2   3   10000   1   110 150
+3   4   1000    1   40  30
+3   5   1000    50  55  50
+4   5   1000    1   10  20
+5   6   10000   1   15  35
+5   7   10000   50  25  45