diff --git a/tests/management/test-nrd.cpp b/tests/management/test-nrd.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "management/nrd-prefix-reg-options.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/output_test_stream.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nrd {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestNrd)
+
+const uint8_t RealPrefixRegOptions[] = {
+  0x65, 0x1b, 0x07, 0x16, 0x08, 0x09, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x63, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x68, 0x6f, 0x73, 0x74,
+  0x08, 0x03, 0x72, 0x65, 0x67, 0x08, 0x04, 0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x66, 0x01, 0x00,
+};
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (PrefixRegOptionsEncode)
+{
+  Name n ("/localhost/reg/test");
+  PrefixRegOptions opt;
+
+  opt.setName (n);
+  opt.setFaceId (0);
+  opt.setCost (0);
+
+  const Block& blk = opt.wireEncode ();
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS (RealPrefixRegOptions,
+                                   RealPrefixRegOptions + sizeof (RealPrefixRegOptions),
+                                   blk.begin (), blk.end ());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (PrefixRegOptionsDecoding)
+{
+  Block blk (RealPrefixRegOptions, sizeof (RealPrefixRegOptions));
+  Name n ("/localhost/reg/test");
+  PrefixRegOptions opt;
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW (opt.wireDecode (blk));
+  
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (opt.getName (), n);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (opt.getFaceId (), 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (opt.getCost (), 0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace nrd
+} // namespace ndn