diff --git a/examples/wireless/dsss-validation.cc b/examples/wireless/dsss-validation.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c2b55585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wireless/dsss-validation.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Sébastien Deronne <sebastien.deronne@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+// This example is used to validate error rate models for DSSS rates.
+//
+// It outputs plots of the Frame Success Rate versus the Signal-to-noise ratio
+// for the DSSS error rate models and for every DSSS mode.
+
+#include "ns3/gnuplot.h"
+#include "ns3/core-module.h"
+#include "ns3/yans-error-rate-model.h"
+#include "ns3/nist-error-rate-model.h"
+#include "ns3/wifi-tx-vector.h"
+
+using namespace ns3;
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  uint32_t FrameSize = 1500; //bytes
+  std::ofstream file ("frame-success-rate-dsss.plt");
+  std::vector <std::string> modes;
+
+  modes.push_back ("DsssRate1Mbps");
+  modes.push_back ("DsssRate2Mbps");
+  modes.push_back ("DsssRate5_5Mbps");
+  modes.push_back ("DsssRate11Mbps");
+
+  CommandLine cmd;
+  cmd.AddValue ("FrameSize", "The frame size in bytes", FrameSize);
+  cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
+
+  Gnuplot plot = Gnuplot ("frame-success-rate-dsss.eps");
+
+  Ptr <YansErrorRateModel> yans = CreateObject<YansErrorRateModel> ();
+  Ptr <NistErrorRateModel> nist = CreateObject<NistErrorRateModel> ();
+  WifiTxVector txVector;
+
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < modes.size (); i++)
+    {
+      std::cout << modes[i] << std::endl;
+      Gnuplot2dDataset dataset (modes[i]);
+      txVector.SetMode (modes[i]);
+
+      for (double snr = -10.0; snr <= 20.0; snr += 0.1)
+        {
+          double psYans = yans->GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode (modes[i]), txVector, std::pow (10.0,snr / 10.0), FrameSize * 8);
+          if (psYans < 0.0 || psYans > 1.0)
+            {
+              //error
+              exit (1);
+            }
+          double psNist = nist->GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode (modes[i]), txVector, std::pow (10.0,snr / 10.0), FrameSize * 8);
+          if (psNist < 0.0 || psNist > 1.0)
+            {
+              std::cout<<psNist<<std::endl;
+              //error
+              exit (1);
+            }
+          if (psNist != psYans)
+            {
+              exit (1);
+            }
+          dataset.Add (snr, psNist);
+        }
+
+      plot.AddDataset (dataset);
+    }
+
+  plot.SetTerminal ("postscript eps color enh \"Times-BoldItalic\"");
+  plot.SetLegend ("SNR(dB)", "Frame Success Rate");
+  plot.SetExtra  ("set xrange [-10:20]\n\
+set yrange [0:1.2]\n\
+set style line 1 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 2 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 3 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 4 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 5 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 6 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 7 linewidth 5\n\
+set style line 8 linewidth 5\n\
+set style increment user"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   );
+  plot.GenerateOutput (file);
+  file.close ();
+}
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wscript b/examples/wireless/wscript
index 645871144..056a661c9 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wscript
+++ b/examples/wireless/wscript
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def build(bld):
     obj = bld.create_ns3_program('wifi-blockack', ['internet', 'mobility', 'wifi', 'applications'])
     obj.source = 'wifi-blockack.cc'
 
+    obj = bld.create_ns3_program('dsss-validation', ['core', 'mobility', 'wifi', 'config-store', 'stats'])
+    obj.source = 'dsss-validation.cc'
+
     obj = bld.create_ns3_program('ofdm-validation', ['core', 'mobility', 'wifi', 'config-store', 'stats'])
     obj.source = 'ofdm-validation.cc'