diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/binary-xml-wire-format.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/binary-xml-wire-format.hpp
index 7266957..68be550 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/binary-xml-wire-format.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/binary-xml-wire-format.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@
  */
 class BinaryXmlWireFormat : public WireFormat {
 public:
+  /**
+   * Encode interest in binary XML and return the encoding.
+   * @param interest The Interest object to encode.
+   * @return A shared_ptr with the vector<unsigned char> containing the encoding.
+   */  
   virtual ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > encodeInterest(const Interest &interest);
+    
+  /**
+   * Decode input as an interest in binary XML and set the fields of the interest object.
+   * @param interest The Interest object whose fields are updated.
+   * @param input A pointer to the input buffer to decode.
+   * @param inputLength The number of bytes in input.
+   */
   virtual void decodeInterest(Interest &interest, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
 
   /**
@@ -45,6 +57,21 @@
    */  
   virtual void decodeData
     (Data &data, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength, unsigned int *signedFieldsBeginOffset, unsigned int *signedFieldsEndOffset);
+
+  /**
+   * Encode forwardingEntry in binary XML and return the encoding. 
+   * @param forwardingEntry The ForwardingEntry object to encode.
+   * @return A shared_ptr with the vector<unsigned char> containing the encoding.
+   */
+  virtual ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > encodeForwardingEntry(const ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntry);
+  
+  /**
+   * Decode input as a forwarding entry in binary XML and set the fields of the forwardingEntry object. 
+   * @param forwardingEntry The ForwardingEntry object whose fields are updated.
+   * @param input A pointer to the input buffer to decode.
+   * @param inputLength The number of bytes in input.
+   */
+  virtual void decodeForwardingEntry(ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntry, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
 };
   
 }