diff --git a/src/network/helper/net-device-container.cc b/src/network/helper/net-device-container.cc
--- a/src/network/helper/net-device-container.cc
+++ b/src/network/helper/net-device-container.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "net-device-container.h"
 #include "ns3/names.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 namespace ns3 {
 
 NetDeviceContainer::NetDeviceContainer ()
@@ -83,4 +85,38 @@
   m_devices.push_back (device);
 }
 
+void
+NetDeviceContainer::Remove (Ptr<NetDevice> device)
+{
+  m_devices.erase (std::remove (m_devices.begin (), m_devices.end (), device), m_devices.end ());
+}
+void
+NetDeviceContainer::Remove (std::string deviceName)
+{
+  Ptr<NetDevice> device = Names::Find<NetDevice> (deviceName);
+  m_devices.erase (std::remove (m_devices.begin (), m_devices.end (), device), m_devices.end ());
+}
+
+bool
+NetDeviceContainer::operator== (const NetDeviceContainer &other) const
+{
+  uint32_t nMatching = 0;
+  if (GetN () != other.GetN ())
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < GetN (); i++)
+    {
+      if (Get (i) == other.Get (i))
+        {
+          nMatching++;
+        }
+    }
+  if (nMatching == GetN ())
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/network/helper/net-device-container.h b/src/network/helper/net-device-container.h
--- a/src/network/helper/net-device-container.h
+++ b/src/network/helper/net-device-container.h
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
    */
   void Add (std::string deviceName);
 
+  void Remove (Ptr<NetDevice> device);
+  void Remove (std::string deviceName);
+  
+  bool operator== (const NetDeviceContainer &other) const;
+
 private:
   std::vector<Ptr<NetDevice> > m_devices;
 };