diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.cc
index 8b4c5d284..0b54d8e56 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.cc
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ LteEnbNetDevice::GetCellId () const
   return m_cellId;
 }
 
+bool
+LteEnbNetDevice::HasCellId (uint16_t cellId) const
+{
+  for (auto &it: m_ccMap)
+    {
+      if (it.second->GetCellId () == cellId)
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
 uint8_t 
 LteEnbNetDevice::GetUlBandwidth () const
 {
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.h b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.h
index 30d768c52..a90e624a7 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.h
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-net-device.h
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ public:
    */
   uint16_t GetCellId () const;
 
+  /**
+   * \param cellId cell ID
+   * \return true if cellId is served by this eNB
+   */
+  bool HasCellId (uint16_t cellId) const;
+
   /** 
    * \return the uplink bandwidth in RBs
    */