diff --git a/src/helper/net-device-container.cc b/src/helper/net-device-container.cc
index 9bde8226c..65509960c 100644
--- a/src/helper/net-device-container.cc
+++ b/src/helper/net-device-container.cc
@@ -5,36 +5,36 @@ namespace ns3 {
 NetDeviceContainer::Iterator 
 NetDeviceContainer::Begin (void) const
 {
-  return m_nodes.begin ();
+  return m_devices.begin ();
 }
 NetDeviceContainer::Iterator 
 NetDeviceContainer::End (void) const
 {
-  return m_nodes.end ();
+  return m_devices.end ();
 }
 
 uint32_t 
 NetDeviceContainer::GetN (void) const
 {
-  return m_nodes.size ();
+  return m_devices.size ();
 }
 Ptr<NetDevice> 
 NetDeviceContainer::Get (uint32_t i) const
 {
-  return m_nodes[i];
+  return m_devices[i];
 }
 void 
 NetDeviceContainer::Add (NetDeviceContainer other)
 {
   for (Iterator i = other.Begin (); i != other.End (); i++)
     {
-      m_nodes.push_back (*i);
+      m_devices.push_back (*i);
     }
 }
 void 
-NetDeviceContainer::Add (Ptr<NetDevice> node)
+NetDeviceContainer::Add (Ptr<NetDevice> device)
 {
-  m_nodes.push_back (node);
+  m_devices.push_back (device);
 }
 
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/helper/net-device-container.h b/src/helper/net-device-container.h
index 11297c4da..cf9a690aa 100644
--- a/src/helper/net-device-container.h
+++ b/src/helper/net-device-container.h
@@ -7,23 +7,49 @@
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
+/**
+ * \brief holds a vector of ns3::NetDevice pointers
+ *
+ */
 class NetDeviceContainer
 {
 public:
   typedef std::vector<Ptr<NetDevice> >::const_iterator Iterator;
 
+  /**
+   * \returns an iterator which points to the start of the array of pointers.
+   */
   Iterator Begin (void) const;
+  /**
+   * \returns an iterator which points to the end of the array of pointers.
+   */
   Iterator End (void) const;
 
+  /**
+   * \returns the number of netdevice pointers stored in this container.
+   */
   uint32_t GetN (void) const;
+  /**
+   * \param i the index of the requested netdevice pointer.
+   * \returns the requested netdevice pointer.
+   */
   Ptr<NetDevice> Get (uint32_t i) const;
 
-  void Create (uint32_t n);
+  /**
+   * \param other another netdevice container
+   *
+   * Append to the end of this container the other input container.
+   */
   void Add (NetDeviceContainer other);
-  void Add (Ptr<NetDevice> node);
+  /**
+   * \param device another netdevice pointer.
+   *
+   * Append to the end of this container the input netdevice pointer.
+   */
+  void Add (Ptr<NetDevice> device);
 
 private:
-  std::vector<Ptr<NetDevice> > m_nodes;
+  std::vector<Ptr<NetDevice> > m_devices;
 };
 
 } // namespace ns3