diff --git a/include/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.h b/include/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.h
index 454c01a4..d2678519 100644
--- a/include/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.h
+++ b/include/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct CheckHoldersResult {
 };
 
 class ConnectionsChange {
- protected:
+ public:
   ConnectionsChange() = default;
   ConnectionsChange(const ConnectionsChange& other) = default;
   ConnectionsChange(ConnectionsChange&& other);
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ConnectionsChange {
   std::string Print() const;
 
   friend void swap(ConnectionsChange& lhs, ConnectionsChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
+  friend bool operator==(const ConnectionsChange& lhs, const ConnectionsChange& rhs);
 
  protected:
   NodeId node_id_;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class ClientNodesChange : public ConnectionsChange {
   std::string ReportConnection() const;
 
   friend void swap(ClientNodesChange& lhs, ClientNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
+  friend bool operator==(const ClientNodesChange& lhs, const ClientNodesChange& rhs);
 };
 
 class CloseNodesChange : public ConnectionsChange {
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ class CloseNodesChange : public ConnectionsChange {
   std::string ReportConnection() const;
 
   friend void swap(CloseNodesChange& lhs, CloseNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
+  friend bool operator==(const CloseNodesChange& lhs, const CloseNodesChange& rhs);
+
   friend class RoutingTable;
   friend class test::CloseNodesChangeTest_BEH_CheckHolders_Test;
   friend class test::SingleCloseNodesChangeTest_BEH_ChoosePmidNode_Test;
@@ -116,6 +120,14 @@ void swap(ConnectionsChange& lhs, ConnectionsChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
 void swap(ClientNodesChange& lhs, ClientNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
 void swap(CloseNodesChange& lhs, CloseNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT;
 
+bool operator==(const ConnectionsChange& lhs, const ConnectionsChange& rhs);
+bool operator==(const ClientNodesChange& lhs, const ClientNodesChange& rhs);
+bool operator==(const CloseNodesChange& lhs, const CloseNodesChange& rhs);
+bool operator!=(const ConnectionsChange& lhs, const ConnectionsChange& rhs);
+bool operator!=(const ClientNodesChange& lhs, const ClientNodesChange& rhs);
+bool operator!=(const CloseNodesChange& lhs, const CloseNodesChange& rhs);
+
+
 }  // namespace routing
 
 }  // namespace maidsafe
diff --git a/src/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.cc b/src/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.cc
index bc76df5d..365dc399 100644
--- a/src/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.cc
+++ b/src/maidsafe/routing/close_nodes_change.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ void swap(ConnectionsChange& lhs, ConnectionsChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT {
   swap(lhs.new_close_nodes_, rhs.new_close_nodes_);
 }
 
+bool operator==(const ConnectionsChange& lhs, const ConnectionsChange& rhs) {
+  return lhs.node_id_ == rhs.node_id_ &&
+         lhs.new_close_nodes_.size() == rhs.new_close_nodes_.size() &&
+         lhs.old_close_nodes_.size() == rhs.old_close_nodes_.size() &&
+         lhs.new_node_ == rhs.new_node_ &&
+         lhs.lost_node_ == rhs.lost_node_ &&
+         std::equal(lhs.old_close_nodes_.begin(), lhs.old_close_nodes_.end(),
+                    rhs.old_close_nodes_.begin()) &&
+         std::equal(lhs.new_close_nodes_.begin(), lhs.new_close_nodes_.end(),
+                    rhs.new_close_nodes_.begin());
+}
+
+bool operator!=(const ConnectionsChange& lhs, const ConnectionsChange& rhs) {
+  return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
 // ============================== client node change =========================================
 
 ClientNodesChange::ClientNodesChange(ClientNodesChange&& other)
@@ -168,6 +184,14 @@ void swap(ClientNodesChange& lhs, ClientNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT {
   swap(static_cast<ConnectionsChange&>(lhs), static_cast<ConnectionsChange&>(rhs));
 }
 
+bool operator==(const ClientNodesChange& lhs, const ClientNodesChange& rhs) {
+  return (static_cast<ConnectionsChange>(lhs) == static_cast<ConnectionsChange>(rhs));
+}
+
+bool operator!=(const ClientNodesChange& lhs, const ClientNodesChange& rhs) {
+  return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
 // ========================== non-client client close nodes change =================================
 
 CloseNodesChange::CloseNodesChange(CloseNodesChange&& other)
@@ -321,6 +345,15 @@ std::string CloseNodesChange::ReportConnection() const {
   return stringstream.str();
 }
 
+bool operator==(const CloseNodesChange& lhs, const CloseNodesChange& rhs) {
+  return lhs.radius_ == rhs.radius_ &&
+         (static_cast<ConnectionsChange>(lhs) == static_cast<ConnectionsChange>(rhs));
+}
+
+bool operator!=(const CloseNodesChange& lhs, const CloseNodesChange& rhs) {
+  return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
 void swap(CloseNodesChange& lhs, CloseNodesChange& rhs) MAIDSAFE_NOEXCEPT {
   using std::swap;
   swap(static_cast<ConnectionsChange&>(lhs), static_cast<ConnectionsChange&>(rhs));
diff --git a/src/maidsafe/routing/tests/close_nodes_change_test.cc b/src/maidsafe/routing/tests/close_nodes_change_test.cc
index 5219575e..143fe49b 100644
--- a/src/maidsafe/routing/tests/close_nodes_change_test.cc
+++ b/src/maidsafe/routing/tests/close_nodes_change_test.cc
@@ -385,6 +385,27 @@ TEST_F(CloseNodesChangeTest, BEH_FullSizeRoutingTable) {
   }
 }
 
+template <typename ConnectionType>
+class ConnectionChangesTest : public testing::Test {};
+
+using ConnectionTypes = testing::Types<ConnectionsChange, ClientNodesChange, CloseNodesChange>;
+TYPED_TEST_CASE(ConnectionChangesTest, ConnectionTypes);
+
+TYPED_TEST(ConnectionChangesTest, BEH_Constructors) {
+  std::vector<NodeId> old_ids, new_ids;
+
+  for (auto index(Parameters::closest_nodes_size); index != 0; --index)
+    old_ids.push_back(NodeId(RandomString(NodeId::kSize)));
+
+  new_ids = old_ids;
+  old_ids.erase(old_ids.begin());
+  auto close_nodes_change(TypeParam(NodeId(RandomString(NodeId::kSize)), old_ids, new_ids));
+  auto copy(close_nodes_change);
+  auto copy2(std::move(copy));
+  EXPECT_EQ(close_nodes_change, copy2);
+  EXPECT_NE(copy, copy2);
+}
+
 }  // namespace test
 
 }  // namespace routing