diff --git a/src/zone.cpp b/src/zone.cpp
index 7d0a7d5..6f859a4 100644
--- a/src/zone.cpp
+++ b/src/zone.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
 
 Zone::Zone()
   : m_id(0)
+  , m_ttl(3600)
 {
 }
 
-Zone::Zone(const Name& name)
+Zone::Zone(const Name& name, const time::seconds& ttl)
   : m_id(0)
   , m_name(name)
+  , m_ttl(ttl)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/zone.hpp b/src/zone.hpp
index 4f490da..4eab6a9 100644
--- a/src/zone.hpp
+++ b/src/zone.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define NDNS_ZONE_HPP
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/name.hpp>
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace ndn {
@@ -43,50 +44,87 @@
    * @brief create a Zone instance
    */
   explicit
-  Zone(const Name& name);
+  Zone(const Name& name, const time::seconds& ttl = time::seconds(3600));
 
+  /**
+   * @brief get name of the zone
+   */
   const Name&
   getName() const
   {
     return m_name;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief set name of the zone
+   */
   void
   setName(const Name& name)
   {
     m_name = name;
   }
 
-  uint32_t
+  /**
+   * @brief get the id when the rr is stored in the database
+   *  default value is 0, the database has to guarantee that id is greater than 0.
+   */
+  uint64_t
   getId() const
   {
     return m_id;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief set the id when the rr is stored in the database
+   *  default value is 0, the database has to guarantee that id is greater than 0.
+   */
   void
-  setId(uint32_t id)
+  setId(uint64_t id)
   {
     m_id = id;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief get default ttl of resource record delegated in this zone, measured by seconds.
+   * default 3600 (seconds)
+   */
+  const time::seconds&
+  getTtl() const
+  {
+    return m_ttl;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief set default ttl of resource record delegated in this zone, measured by seconds.
+   * default 3600 (seconds)
+   */
+  void
+  setTtl(const time::seconds& ttl)
+  {
+    m_ttl = ttl;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief two zones are equal if they have the same name. Zone's name is unique
+   */
   bool
   operator==(const Zone& other) const
   {
     return (m_name == other.getName());
   }
 
-private:
-  /**
-   * @brief the id when the rr is stored in the database
-   *  default value is 0, the database has to guarantee that id is greater than 0.
-   */
-  uint32_t m_id;
+  bool
+  operator!=(const Zone& other) const
+  {
+    return (m_name != other.getName());
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * @brief the zone's name, which means all its
-   *    delegated subzones or labels are under this namespace
-   */
+private:
+  uint64_t m_id;
+
   Name m_name;
+
+  time::seconds m_ttl;
 };
 
 std::ostream&
diff --git a/tests/unit/zone.cpp b/tests/unit/zone.cpp
index 3acc4ec..0a26e76 100644
--- a/tests/unit/zone.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/zone.cpp
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@
   Zone zone1;
   zone1.setName(zoneName);
   zone1.setId(2);
+  zone1.setTtl(time::seconds(4000));
 
-  Zone zone2(zoneName);
-  Zone zone3("/net/ndnsim");
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone1, zone2);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone3, zone2);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone2.getName(), zone3.getName());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone1.getId(), 2);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone1.getName(), zoneName);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone1.getTtl(), time::seconds(4000));
+
+  Zone zone2(zoneName);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone1, zone2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(zone2.getName(), zone1.getName());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(zone1, Zone("/net/ndnsim2"));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()