diff --git a/src/core/model/ptr.h b/src/core/model/ptr.h
--- a/src/core/model/ptr.h
+++ b/src/core/model/ptr.h
@@ -212,137 +212,14 @@
  *
  * These methods work for any class \c T.
  *
+ * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
+ * \tparam Args \deduced The types of the constructor arguments.
+ * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
+ *
  * \see CreateObject for methods to create derivatives of ns3::Object
  */
-/** @{ */
-/**
- * \tparam T \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T>
-Ptr<T> Create (void);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \tparam T3 \deduced The type of the third constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a3 The third constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2,
-          typename T3>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \tparam T3 \deduced The type of the third constructor argument.
- * \tparam T4 \deduced The type of the fourth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a3 The third constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a4 The fourth constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2,
-          typename T3, typename T4>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \tparam T3 \deduced The type of the third constructor argument.
- * \tparam T4 \deduced The type of the fourth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T5 \deduced The type of the fifth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a3 The third constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a4 The fourth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a5 The fifth constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2,
-          typename T3, typename T4,
-          typename T5>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \tparam T3 \deduced The type of the third constructor argument.
- * \tparam T4 \deduced The type of the fourth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T5 \deduced The type of the fifth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T6 \deduced The type of the sixth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a3 The third constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a4 The fourth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a5 The fifth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a6 The sixth constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2,
-          typename T3, typename T4,
-          typename T5, typename T6>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5, T6 a6);
-
-/**
- * \tparam T  \explicit The type of class object to create.
- * \tparam T1 \deduced The type of the first constructor argument.
- * \tparam T2 \deduced The type of the second constructor argument.
- * \tparam T3 \deduced The type of the third constructor argument.
- * \tparam T4 \deduced The type of the fourth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T5 \deduced The type of the fifth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T6 \deduced The type of the sixth constructor argument.
- * \tparam T7 \deduced The type of the seventh constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a1 The first constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a2 The second constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a3 The third constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a4 The fourth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a5 The fifth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a6 The sixth constructor argument.
- * \param  [in] a7 The seventh constructor argument.
- * \return A Ptr to the newly created \c T.
- */
-template <typename T,
-          typename T1, typename T2,
-          typename T3, typename T4,
-          typename T5, typename T6,
-          typename T7>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5, T6 a6, T7 a7);
-/** @}*/
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+Ptr<T> Create(Args&&... args);
 
 /**
  * \ingroup ptr
@@ -512,52 +389,10 @@
  *  friend non-member function implementations
  ************************************************/
 
-template <typename T>
-Ptr<T> Create (void)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3)
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+Ptr<T> Create(Args&&... args)
 {
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2, a3), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2, a3, a4), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5, typename T6>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5, T6 a6)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6), false);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5, typename T6, typename T7>
-Ptr<T> Create (T1 a1, T2 a2, T3 a3, T4 a4, T5 a5, T6 a6, T7 a7)
-{
-  return Ptr<T> (new T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7), false);
+  return Ptr<T> (new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...), false);
 }
 
 template <typename U>