diff --git a/tests/unit/transport/tcp-transport.t.cpp b/tests/unit/transport/tcp-transport.t.cpp
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+++ b/tests/unit/transport/tcp-transport.t.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "transport/tcp-transport.hpp"
+#include "transport-fixture.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Transport)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestTcpTransport, TransportFixture)
+
+using ndn::Transport;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketNameOk)
+{
+  const auto got = TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("tcp://127.0.0.1:6000");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.first, "127.0.0.1");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.second, "6000");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketHostAndPortBadMissingHost)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("tcp://:6000"),
+                        Transport::Error,
+                        [] (const Transport::Error& error) {
+                          return error.what() == "Malformed URI: tcp://:6000"s;
+                        });
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketHostAndPortOkOmittedPort)
+{
+  const auto got = TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("tcp://127.0.0.1");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.first, "127.0.0.1");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.second, "6363");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketHostAndPortNameOkOmittedHostOmittedPort)
+{
+  const auto got = TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("tcp://");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.first, "localhost");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(got.second, "6363");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketHostAndPortBadWrongTransport)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("unix://"),
+                        Transport::Error,
+                        [] (const Transport::Error& error) {
+                          return error.what() == "Cannot create TcpTransport from \"unix\" URI"s;
+                        });
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketHostAndPortBadMalformedUri)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(TcpTransport::getSocketHostAndPortFromUri("tcp"),
+                        Transport::Error,
+                        [] (const Transport::Error& error) {
+                          return error.what() == "Malformed URI: tcp"s;
+                        });
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestTcpTransport
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Transport
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndn
diff --git a/tests/unit/transport/transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/unit/transport/transport-fixture.hpp
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/transport/transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "util/config-file.hpp"
+#include "../test-home-env-saver.hpp"
+
+#ifndef NDN_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_TRANSPORT_FIXTURE_HPP
+#define NDN_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_TRANSPORT_FIXTURE_HPP
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace tests {
+
+class TransportFixture : public TestHomeEnvSaver
+{
+public:
+  void
+  initializeConfig(const char* path)
+  {
+    setenv("TEST_HOME", path, 1);
+    m_config = make_unique<ConfigFile>();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  unique_ptr<ConfigFile> m_config;
+};
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_TRANSPORT_FIXTURE_HPP
diff --git a/tests/unit/transport/unix-transport.t.cpp b/tests/unit/transport/unix-transport.t.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60f9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/transport/unix-transport.t.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "transport/unix-transport.hpp"
+#include "transport-fixture.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Transport)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestUnixTransport, TransportFixture)
+
+using ndn::Transport;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketNameOk)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(UnixTransport::getSocketNameFromUri("unix:///tmp/test/nfd.sock"), "/tmp/test/nfd.sock");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketNameOkOmittedSocketOmittedProtocol)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(UnixTransport::getSocketNameFromUri(""), "/var/run/nfd.sock");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketNameBadWrongTransport)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(UnixTransport::getSocketNameFromUri("tcp://"),
+                        Transport::Error,
+                        [] (const Transport::Error& error) {
+                          return error.what() == "Cannot create UnixTransport from \"tcp\" URI"s;
+                        });
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetDefaultSocketNameBadMalformedUri)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(UnixTransport::getSocketNameFromUri("unix"),
+                        Transport::Error,
+                        [] (const Transport::Error& error) {
+                          return error.what() == "Malformed URI: unix"s;
+                        });
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestUnixTransport
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Transport
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndn