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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  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 "fw/best-route-strategy2.hpp"
+
+#include "topology-tester.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace fw {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace nfd::tests;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Fw)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestForwardingHint)
+
+/**
+ *      /arizona/cs/avenir
+ *              |
+ *              v
+ *      /arizona/cs/hobo
+ *      |              |
+ *      v              v
+ *  /telia/terabits    /ucsd/caida/click
+ *        |                 |
+ *        v                 v
+ *  /net/ndnsim        /ucla/cs/spurs
+ *   (serverP)              |
+ *                          v
+ *                     /net/ndnsim
+ *                      (serverQ)
+ */
+class NdnsimTeliaUclaTopologyFixture : public UnitTestTimeFixture
+{
+public:
+  NdnsimTeliaUclaTopologyFixture()
+  {
+    topo.enablePcap();
+
+    nodeA = topo.addForwarder("avenir");
+    nodeH = topo.addForwarder("hobo");
+    nodeT = topo.addForwarder("terabits");
+    nodeP = topo.addForwarder("serverP");
+    nodeC = topo.addForwarder("click");
+    nodeS = topo.addForwarder("spurs");
+    nodeQ = topo.addForwarder("serverQ");
+    for (TopologyNode node : {nodeA, nodeH, nodeT, nodeP, nodeC, nodeS, nodeQ}) {
+      topo.setStrategy<BestRouteStrategy2>(node);
+    }
+
+    topo.getForwarder(nodeH).getNetworkRegionTable().insert("/arizona/cs/hobo");
+    topo.getForwarder(nodeT).getNetworkRegionTable().insert("/telia/terabits/router");
+    topo.getForwarder(nodeC).getNetworkRegionTable().insert("/ucsd/caida/click");
+    topo.getForwarder(nodeS).getNetworkRegionTable().insert("/ucla/cs/spurs");
+    // NetworkRegionTable configuration is unnecessary on end hosts
+
+    linkAH = topo.addLink("AH", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeA, nodeH});
+    linkHT = topo.addLink("HT", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeH, nodeT});
+    linkTP = topo.addLink("TP", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeT, nodeP});
+    linkHC = topo.addLink("HC", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeH, nodeC});
+    linkCS = topo.addLink("CS", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeC, nodeS});
+    linkSQ = topo.addLink("SQ", time::milliseconds(10), {nodeS, nodeQ});
+    consumerA = topo.addAppFace("avenir", nodeA);
+    producerP = topo.addAppFace("ndnsimP", nodeP, "/net/ndnsim");
+    producerQ = topo.addAppFace("ndnsimQ", nodeQ, "/net/ndnsim");
+
+    topo.addEchoProducer(producerP->getClientFace());
+    topo.addEchoProducer(producerQ->getClientFace());
+
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeA, linkAH->getFace(nodeA), "/", 10);
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeH, linkHT->getFace(nodeH), "/telia", 10);
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeT, linkTP->getFace(nodeT), "/net/ndnsim", 10);
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeH, linkHC->getFace(nodeH), "/ucla", 20);
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeC, linkCS->getFace(nodeC), "/ucla", 10);
+    topo.registerPrefix(nodeS, linkSQ->getFace(nodeS), "/net/ndnsim", 10);
+  }
+
+  /** \brief express an Interest with Link object from consumerA
+   */
+  void
+  consumerExpressInterest(int seq)
+  {
+    auto interest = makeInterest(Name("/net/ndnsim").appendNumber(seq));
+    interest->setForwardingHint({delTelia, delUcla});
+    consumerA->getClientFace().expressInterest(*interest, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+  }
+
+public:
+  TopologyTester topo;
+  TopologyNode nodeA, nodeH, nodeT, nodeP, nodeC, nodeS, nodeQ;
+  shared_ptr<TopologyLink> linkAH, linkHT, linkTP, linkHC, linkCS, linkSQ;
+  shared_ptr<TopologyAppLink> consumerA, producerP, producerQ;
+
+  Delegation delTelia = {10, "/telia/terabits"};
+  Delegation delUcla = {20, "/ucla/cs"};
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(NdnsimTeliaUclaTopology, NdnsimTeliaUclaTopologyFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FetchTelia)
+{
+  this->consumerExpressInterest(1);
+  this->advanceClocks(time::milliseconds(11), 20);
+
+  // A forwards Interest according to default route, no change to forwarding hint
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkAH->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestAH = topo.getPcap(linkAH->getFace(nodeA)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(interestAH.getForwardingHint(), DelegationList({delTelia, delUcla}));
+
+  // H prefers T, no change to forwarding hint
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkHT->getFace(nodeH).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestHT = topo.getPcap(linkHT->getFace(nodeH)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(interestHT.getForwardingHint(), DelegationList({delTelia, delUcla}));
+
+  // T forwards to P, forwarding hint stripped when Interest reaches producer region
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkTP->getFace(nodeT).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestTP = topo.getPcap(linkTP->getFace(nodeT)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(interestTP.getForwardingHint().empty());
+
+  // Data is served by P and reaches A
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producerP->getForwarderFace().getCounters().nInData, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(consumerA->getForwarderFace().getCounters().nOutData, 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FetchUcla)
+{
+  // disconnect H-T and delete FIB entry
+  linkHT->fail();
+  topo.getForwarder(nodeH).getFib().erase("/telia");
+
+  this->consumerExpressInterest(1);
+  this->advanceClocks(time::milliseconds(11), 20);
+
+  // A forwards Interest according to default route, no change to forwarding hint
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkAH->getFace(nodeA).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestAH = topo.getPcap(linkAH->getFace(nodeA)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(interestAH.getForwardingHint(), DelegationList({delTelia, delUcla}));
+
+  // H forwards to C, no change to forwarding hint
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkHC->getFace(nodeH).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestHC = topo.getPcap(linkHC->getFace(nodeH)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(interestHC.getForwardingHint(), DelegationList({delTelia, delUcla}));
+
+  // C forwards to S, no change to forwarding hint
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkCS->getFace(nodeC).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestCS = topo.getPcap(linkCS->getFace(nodeC)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(interestCS.getForwardingHint(), DelegationList({delTelia, delUcla}));
+
+  // S forwards to Q, forwarding hint stripped when Interest reaches producer region
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(linkSQ->getFace(nodeS).getCounters().nOutInterests, 1);
+  const Interest& interestSQ = topo.getPcap(linkSQ->getFace(nodeS)).sentInterests.at(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(interestSQ.getForwardingHint().empty());
+
+  // Data is served by Q and reaches A
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producerQ->getForwarderFace().getCounters().nInData, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(consumerA->getForwarderFace().getCounters().nOutData, 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // NdnsimTeliaUclaTopology
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestForwardingHint
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Fw
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace fw
+} // namespace nfd