diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/ssid.cc b/src/devices/wifi/ssid.cc
index a1a6d46eb..7aaae33d3 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/ssid.cc
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/ssid.cc
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ Ssid::GetLength (void) const
   return size;
 }
 
+char *
+Ssid::PeekString (void) const
+{
+  // it is safe to return a pointer to the buffer because it is
+  // guaranteed to be zero-terminated.
+  return (char *)m_ssid;
+}
+
 uint32_t 
 Ssid::GetSerializedSize (void) const
 {
@@ -122,5 +130,12 @@ Ssid::Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator i)
   return i;
 }
 
+std::ostream &
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const Ssid &ssid)
+{
+  os << ssid.PeekString ();
+  return os;
+}
+
 
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/status-code.cc b/src/devices/wifi/status-code.cc
index 27e722714..d594ae4dd 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/status-code.cc
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/status-code.cc
@@ -58,4 +58,18 @@ StatusCode::Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start)
   return start;
 }
 
+std::ostream &
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const StatusCode &code)
+{
+  if (code.IsSuccess ())
+    {
+      os << "success";
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      os << "failure";
+    }
+  return os;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/status-code.h b/src/devices/wifi/status-code.h
index 88248206b..e7daf9e26 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/status-code.h
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/status-code.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ private:
   uint16_t m_code;
 };
 
+std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const StatusCode &code);
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 #endif /* STATUS_CODE_H */
diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.cc b/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.cc
index 1885ad368..4679e72db 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.cc
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ SupportedRates::GetNRates (void) const
   return m_nRates;
 }
 uint32_t 
+SupportedRates::GetRate (uint8_t i) const
+{
+  return m_rates[i] * 500000;
+}
+uint32_t 
 SupportedRates::GetSerializedSize (void) const
 {
   return m_nRates + 1 + 1;
@@ -105,4 +110,18 @@ SupportedRates::Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start)
   return start;
 }
 
+std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const SupportedRates &rates)
+{
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < rates.GetNRates (); i++)
+    {
+      uint32_t rate = rates.GetRate (i);
+      os << rate << "mbs";
+      if (i < rates.GetNRates () - 1)
+        {
+          os << " ";
+        }
+    }
+  return os;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.h b/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.h
index 1dc0b12ce..417390f1a 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.h
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/supported-rates.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
   bool IsBasicRate (uint32_t bs) const;
 
   uint8_t GetNRates (void) const;
+  uint32_t GetRate (uint8_t i) const;
 
   uint32_t GetSerializedSize (void) const;
   Buffer::Iterator Serialize (Buffer::Iterator start) const;
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ private:
   uint8_t m_rates[8];
 };
 
+std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const SupportedRates &rates);
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 #endif /* SUPPORTED_RATES_H */