diff --git a/src/wifi/model/txop.cc b/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
index 8e8c10fff..1c3783162 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ Txop::DoDispose (void)
   m_mac = 0;
   m_rng = 0;
   m_txMiddle = 0;
+  m_links.clear ();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Txop::LinkEntity>
+Txop::CreateLinkEntity (void) const
+{
+  return std::make_unique<LinkEntity> ();
+}
+
+Txop::LinkEntity&
+Txop::GetLink (uint8_t linkId) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERT (linkId < m_links.size ());
+  NS_ASSERT (m_links.at (linkId));  // check that the pointer owns an object
+  return *m_links.at (linkId);
+}
+
+uint8_t
+Txop::GetNLinks (void) const
+{
+  return m_links.size ();
 }
 
 void Txop::SetTxMiddle (const Ptr<MacTxMiddle> txMiddle)
@@ -126,6 +147,13 @@ Txop::SetWifiMac (const Ptr<WifiMac> mac)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mac);
   m_mac = mac;
+  m_links.resize (m_mac->GetNLinks ());
+  uint8_t linkId = 0;
+  for (auto& link : m_links)
+    {
+      link = CreateLinkEntity ();
+      link->id = linkId++;
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/txop.h b/src/wifi/model/txop.h
index bd3e84a81..7c66f88a3 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/txop.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/txop.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "ns3/traced-value.h"
 #include "wifi-mac-header.h"
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
@@ -312,6 +313,33 @@ protected:
    */
   void UpdateBackoffSlotsNow (uint32_t nSlots, Time backoffUpdateBound);
 
+  /**
+   * Structure holding information specific to a single link. Here, the meaning of
+   * "link" is that of the 11be amendment which introduced multi-link devices. For
+   * previous amendments, only one link can be created.
+   */
+  struct LinkEntity
+  {
+    /// Destructor (a virtual method is needed to make this struct polymorphic)
+    virtual ~LinkEntity () = default;
+
+    uint8_t id {0};                                 //!< Link ID (starting at 0)
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Get a reference to the link associated with the given ID.
+   *
+   * \param linkId the given link ID
+   * \return a reference to the link associated with the given ID
+   */
+  LinkEntity& GetLink (uint8_t linkId) const;
+  /**
+   * Get the number of links.
+   *
+   * \return the number of links
+   */
+  uint8_t GetNLinks (void) const;
+
   DroppedMpdu m_droppedMpduCallback;                //!< the dropped MPDU callback
   Ptr<WifiMacQueue> m_queue;                        //!< the wifi MAC queue
   Ptr<MacTxMiddle> m_txMiddle;                      //!< the MacTxMiddle
@@ -335,6 +363,16 @@ protected:
 
   TracedCallback<uint32_t> m_backoffTrace;      //!< backoff trace value
   TracedValue<uint32_t> m_cwTrace;              //!< CW trace value
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * Create a LinkEntity object.
+   *
+   * \return a unique pointer to the created LinkEntity object
+   */
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<LinkEntity> CreateLinkEntity (void) const;
+
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LinkEntity>> m_links; //!< vector of LinkEntity objects
 };
 
 } //namespace ns3