diff --git a/daemon/fw/access-strategy.hpp b/daemon/fw/access-strategy.hpp
index 31f2180..4374fa2 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/access-strategy.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/access-strategy.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define NFD_DAEMON_FW_ACCESS_STRATEGY_HPP
 
 #include "strategy.hpp"
-#include "rtt-estimator.hpp"
+#include "core/rtt-estimator.hpp"
 #include "retx-suppression-fixed.hpp"
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
   getStrategyName();
 
 public: // triggers
-  virtual void
+  void
   afterReceiveInterest(const Face& inFace, const Interest& interest,
                        const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry) override;
 
-  virtual void
+  void
   beforeSatisfyInterest(const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry,
                         const Face& inFace, const Data& data) override;
 
diff --git a/daemon/fw/asf-measurements.hpp b/daemon/fw/asf-measurements.hpp
index 0988837..c6ff096 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/asf-measurements.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/asf-measurements.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef NFD_DAEMON_FW_ASF_MEASUREMENTS_HPP
 #define NFD_DAEMON_FW_ASF_MEASUREMENTS_HPP
 
-#include "fw/rtt-estimator.hpp"
+#include "core/rtt-estimator.hpp"
 #include "fw/strategy-info.hpp"
 #include "table/measurements-accessor.hpp"
 
diff --git a/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.cpp b/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 97b2ab0..0000000
--- a/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
- *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                     Colorado State University,
- *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                     Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                     The University of Memphis
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD 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.
- *
- * NFD 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
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- **/
-
-#include "rtt-estimator.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd {
-
-RttEstimator::RttEstimator(uint16_t maxMultiplier, Duration minRto, double gain)
-  : m_maxMultiplier(maxMultiplier)
-  , m_minRto(minRto.count())
-  , m_rtt(RttEstimator::getInitialRtt().count())
-  , m_gain(gain)
-  , m_variance(0)
-  , m_multiplier(1)
-  , m_nSamples(0)
-{
-}
-
-void
-RttEstimator::addMeasurement(Duration measure)
-{
-  double m = static_cast<double>(measure.count());
-  if (m_nSamples > 0) {
-    double err = m - m_rtt;
-    double gErr = err * m_gain;
-    m_rtt += gErr;
-    double difference = std::abs(err) - m_variance;
-    m_variance += difference * m_gain;
-  } else {
-    m_rtt = m;
-    m_variance = m;
-  }
-  ++m_nSamples;
-  m_multiplier = 1;
-}
-
-void
-RttEstimator::incrementMultiplier()
-{
-  m_multiplier = std::min(static_cast<uint16_t>(m_multiplier + 1), m_maxMultiplier);
-}
-
-void
-RttEstimator::doubleMultiplier()
-{
-  m_multiplier = std::min(static_cast<uint16_t>(m_multiplier * 2), m_maxMultiplier);
-}
-
-RttEstimator::Duration
-RttEstimator::computeRto() const
-{
-  double rto = std::max(m_minRto, m_rtt + 4 * m_variance);
-  rto *= m_multiplier;
-  return Duration(static_cast<Duration::rep>(rto));
-}
-
-} // namespace nfd
diff --git a/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.hpp b/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b692083..0000000
--- a/daemon/fw/rtt-estimator.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                           Colorado State University,
- *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                           The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD 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.
- *
- * NFD 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
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_FW_RTT_ESTIMATOR_HPP
-#define NFD_DAEMON_FW_RTT_ESTIMATOR_HPP
-
-#include "core/common.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd {
-
-/**
- * \brief implements the Mean-Deviation RTT estimator
- *
- * reference: ns3::RttMeanDeviation
- *
- * This RttEstimator algorithm is designed for TCP, which is a continuous stream.
- * NDN Interest-Data traffic is not always a continuous stream,
- * so NDN may need a different RttEstimator.
- * The design of a more suitable RttEstimator is a research question.
- */
-class RttEstimator
-{
-public:
-  typedef time::microseconds Duration;
-
-  static Duration
-  getInitialRtt(void)
-  {
-    return time::seconds(1);
-  }
-
-  RttEstimator(uint16_t maxMultiplier = 16,
-               Duration minRto = time::milliseconds(1),
-               double gain = 0.1);
-
-  void
-  addMeasurement(Duration measure);
-
-  void
-  incrementMultiplier();
-
-  void
-  doubleMultiplier();
-
-  Duration
-  computeRto() const;
-
-private:
-  uint16_t m_maxMultiplier;
-  double m_minRto;
-
-  double m_rtt;
-  double m_gain;
-  double m_variance;
-  uint16_t m_multiplier;
-  uint32_t m_nSamples;
-};
-
-} // namespace nfd
-
-#endif // NFD_DAEMON_FW_RTT_ESTIMATOR_HPP