diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
index 956967095..d930846ee 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
@@ -393,6 +393,27 @@ WifiPhyOperatingChannel::GetWidth (void) const
   return std::get<2> (*m_channelIt);
 }
 
+bool
+WifiPhyOperatingChannel::IsOfdm (void) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERT (IsSet ());
+  return std::get<FrequencyChannelType> (*m_channelIt) == WIFI_PHY_OFDM_CHANNEL;
+}
+
+bool
+WifiPhyOperatingChannel::IsDsss (void) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERT (IsSet ());
+  return std::get<FrequencyChannelType> (*m_channelIt) == WIFI_PHY_DSSS_CHANNEL;
+}
+
+bool
+WifiPhyOperatingChannel::Is80211p (void) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERT (IsSet ());
+  return std::get<FrequencyChannelType> (*m_channelIt) == WIFI_PHY_80211p_CHANNEL;
+}
+
 uint8_t
 WifiPhyOperatingChannel::GetPrimaryChannelIndex (uint16_t primaryChannelWidth) const
 {
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
index 4b250e3b0..108ac033c 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ public:
    * \return the width of the whole operating channel (in MHz)
    */
   uint16_t GetWidth (void) const;
+  /**
+   * Return whether the operating channel is an OFDM channel.
+   *
+   * \return whether the operating channel is an OFDM channel
+   */
+  bool IsOfdm (void) const;
+  /**
+   * Return whether the operating channel is a DSSS channel.
+   *
+   * \return whether the operating channel is a DSSS channel
+   */
+  bool IsDsss (void) const;
+  /**
+   * Return whether the operating channel is an 802.11p channel.
+   *
+   * \return whether the operating channel is an 802.11p channel
+   */
+  bool Is80211p (void) const;
 
   /**
    * If the operating channel width is a multiple of 20 MHz, return the index of the