diff --git a/model/ccnx-forwarding-strategy.cc b/model/ccnx-forwarding-strategy.cc
index 4a1c3a8..d09d916 100644
--- a/model/ccnx-forwarding-strategy.cc
+++ b/model/ccnx-forwarding-strategy.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include "ccnx-forwarding-strategy.h"
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/double.h"
+
+#include "ccnx-pit.h"
+#include "ccnx-pit-entry.h"
+
 #include "ccnx-interest-header.h"
 
 #include <boost/ref.hpp>
@@ -45,6 +50,10 @@
   static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::CcnxForwardingStrategy")
     .SetGroupName ("Ccnx")
     .SetParent<Object> ()
+
+    .AddTraceSource ("OutInterests", "Interests that were transmitted",
+                    MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&CcnxForwardingStrategy::m_transmittedInterestsTrace))
+
     ;
   return tid;
 }
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@
                      ll::bind(&CcnxPitEntry::AddOutgoing, ll::_1, metricFace.m_face));
 
       metricFace.m_face->Send (packet->Copy ());
+      m_transmittedInterestsTrace (header, metricFace.m_face);
       
       propagatedCount++;
       break; // propagate only one interest
@@ -117,5 +127,4 @@
   return propagatedCount > 0;
 }
 
-
 } //namespace ns3