diff --git a/daemon/core/face-uri.cpp b/daemon/core/face-uri.cpp
index 0a3f1d4..cc6c8c8 100644
--- a/daemon/core/face-uri.cpp
+++ b/daemon/core/face-uri.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   boost::regex v6Exp("^\\[(([a-fA-F0-9:]+))\\](:(\\d+))?$"); // [host]:port
   boost::regex v4Exp("^((\\d+\\.){3}\\d+)(:(\\d+))?$");
-  boost::regex hostExp("^(([^:]+))(:(\\d+))?$"); // host:port
+  boost::regex hostExp("^(([^:]*))(:(\\d+))?$"); // host:port
 
   boost::smatch match;
   m_isV6 = boost::regex_match(authority, match, v6Exp);
diff --git a/daemon/face/datagram-face.hpp b/daemon/face/datagram-face.hpp
index f4f9a18..78a4a12 100644
--- a/daemon/face/datagram-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/datagram-face.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
   typedef T protocol;
   
   explicit
-  DatagramFace(const shared_ptr<typename protocol::socket>& socket);
+  DatagramFace(const FaceUri& uri,
+               const shared_ptr<typename protocol::socket>& socket);
 
   virtual
   ~DatagramFace();
@@ -64,8 +65,10 @@
 
 template <class T>
 inline
-DatagramFace<T>::DatagramFace(const shared_ptr<typename DatagramFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : m_socket(socket)
+DatagramFace<T>::DatagramFace(const FaceUri& uri,
+                              const shared_ptr<typename DatagramFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
+  : Face(uri)
+  , m_socket(socket)
 {
   m_socket->async_receive(boost::asio::buffer(m_inputBuffer, MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE), 0,
                           bind(&DatagramFace<T>::handleReceive, this, _1, _2));
diff --git a/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp b/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
index 2d3b8e3..f98a3da 100644
--- a/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 EthernetFace::EthernetFace(const shared_ptr<boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor>& socket,
                            const ethernet::Endpoint& interface,
                            const ethernet::Address& address)
-  : m_socket(socket)
+  : Face(FaceUri("ether://" + interface + "/" + address.toString(':')))
+  , m_socket(socket)
   , m_interface(interface)
   , m_destAddress(address)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/face/face.cpp b/daemon/face/face.cpp
index 8e81217..7268ee4 100644
--- a/daemon/face/face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/face.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 NFD_LOG_INIT("Face")
 
-Face::Face(bool isLocal)
+Face::Face(const FaceUri& uri, bool isLocal)
   : m_id(INVALID_FACEID)
   , m_isLocal(isLocal)
+  , m_uri(uri)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/face/face.hpp b/daemon/face/face.hpp
index f20c37b..893a253 100644
--- a/daemon/face/face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/face.hpp
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
     Error(const std::string& what) : std::runtime_error(what) {}
   };
 
-  explicit
-  Face(bool isLocal = false);
+  Face(const FaceUri& uri, bool isLocal = false);
 
   virtual
   ~Face();
@@ -104,6 +103,9 @@
   const FaceCounters&
   getCounters() const;
 
+  const FaceUri&
+  getUri() const;
+
 protected:
   // this is a non-virtual method
   bool
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@
   std::string m_description;
   bool m_isLocal; // for scoping purposes
   FaceCounters m_counters;
+  FaceUri m_uri;
 
   // allow setting FaceId
   friend class FaceTable;
@@ -145,6 +148,12 @@
   return m_counters;
 }
 
+inline const FaceUri&
+Face::getUri() const
+{
+  return m_uri;
+}
+
 } // namespace nfd
 
 #endif // NFD_FACE_FACE_HPP
diff --git a/daemon/face/local-face.hpp b/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
index b7d973a..7023efb 100644
--- a/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 class LocalFace : public Face
 {
 public:
-  LocalFace();
+  explicit
+  LocalFace(const FaceUri& uri);
 
   /** \brief get whether a LocalControlHeader feature is enabled
    *
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@
 };
 
 inline
-LocalFace::LocalFace()
-  : Face(true)
+LocalFace::LocalFace(const FaceUri& uri)
+  : Face(uri, true)
   , m_localControlHeaderFeatures(LOCAL_CONTROL_HEADER_FEATURE_MAX)
 {
 }
diff --git a/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.cpp b/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.cpp
index edd2ff4..e56c147 100644
--- a/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 MulticastUdpFace::MulticastUdpFace(const shared_ptr<MulticastUdpFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : UdpFace(socket)
+  : DatagramFace<protocol>(FaceUri(socket->local_endpoint()), socket)
 {
   NFD_LOG_DEBUG("Face creation. Multicast group: "
                 << m_socket->local_endpoint());
diff --git a/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.hpp b/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.hpp
index 46404da..2697a7f 100644
--- a/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/multicast-udp-face.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef NFD_FACE_MULTICAST_UDP_FACE_HPP
 #define NFD_FACE_MULTICAST_UDP_FACE_HPP
 
-#include "udp-face.hpp"
+#include "datagram-face.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd
 {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * \brief Implementation of Face abstraction that uses 
  *        multicast UDP as underlying transport mechanism
  */
-class MulticastUdpFace : public UdpFace
+class MulticastUdpFace : public DatagramFace<boost::asio::ip::udp>
 {
 public:
   typedef boost::asio::ip::udp protocol;
diff --git a/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp b/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
index db37660..8a0f960 100644
--- a/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
    * \brief Create instance of StreamFace
    */
   explicit
-  StreamFace(const shared_ptr<typename protocol::socket>& socket);
+  StreamFace(const FaceUri& uri,
+             const shared_ptr<typename protocol::socket>& socket);
 
   virtual
   ~StreamFace();
@@ -95,15 +96,17 @@
 };
 
 
-template<class T, class U>
+template<class T, class FaceBase>
 inline
-StreamFace<T, U>::StreamFace(const shared_ptr<typename StreamFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : m_socket(socket)
+StreamFace<T, FaceBase>::StreamFace(const FaceUri& uri,
+                                    const shared_ptr<typename StreamFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
+  : FaceBase(uri)
+  , m_socket(socket)
   , m_inputBufferSize(0)
 {
-  StreamFaceValidator<T, U>::validateSocket(*socket);
+  StreamFaceValidator<T, FaceBase>::validateSocket(*socket);
   m_socket->async_receive(boost::asio::buffer(m_inputBuffer, MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE), 0,
-                          bind(&StreamFace<T, U>::handleReceive, this, _1, _2));
+                          bind(&StreamFace<T, FaceBase>::handleReceive, this, _1, _2));
 }
 
 template<class T, class U>
diff --git a/daemon/face/tcp-face.cpp b/daemon/face/tcp-face.cpp
index 4f8cbab..6f85a21 100644
--- a/daemon/face/tcp-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/tcp-face.cpp
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
                                                 TcpLocalFace::protocol, LocalFace, "TcpLocalFace");
 
 TcpFace::TcpFace(const shared_ptr<TcpFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : StreamFace<protocol>(socket)
+  : StreamFace<protocol>(FaceUri(socket->remote_endpoint()), socket)
 {
 }
 
 //
 
 TcpLocalFace::TcpLocalFace(const shared_ptr<TcpLocalFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : StreamFace<protocol, LocalFace>(socket)
+  : StreamFace<protocol, LocalFace>(FaceUri(socket->remote_endpoint()), socket)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp b/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp
index 0ee40cc..dc516a7 100644
--- a/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/udp-face.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 NFD_LOG_INCLASS_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION_DEFINE(DatagramFace, UdpFace::protocol, "UdpFace");
 
 UdpFace::UdpFace(const shared_ptr<UdpFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : DatagramFace<protocol>(socket)
+  : DatagramFace<protocol>(FaceUri(socket->remote_endpoint()), socket)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp b/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp
index 27ba693..43e2369 100644
--- a/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                                                 "UnixStreamFace");
 
 UnixStreamFace::UnixStreamFace(const shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
-  : StreamFace<protocol, LocalFace>(socket)
+  : StreamFace<protocol, LocalFace>(FaceUri(socket->local_endpoint()), socket)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/internal-face.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/internal-face.cpp
index a6c116b..f7e5018 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/internal-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/internal-face.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 NFD_LOG_INIT("InternalFace");
 
 InternalFace::InternalFace()
-  : Face(true)
+  : Face(FaceUri("internal://"), true)
 {
 }