diff --git a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
index 9d6dea582..c5c2ebff5 100644
--- a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
+++ b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
@@ -976,7 +976,9 @@ void AnimationInterface::WriteNonP2pLinkProperties (uint32_t id, std::string ipv
   WriteN (oss.str (), m_f);
 }
 
-void AnimationInterface::DevTxTrace (std::string context, Ptr<const Packet> p,
+void AnimationInterface::DevTxTrace (std::string context, 
+                                     uint32_t channel,
+                                     Ptr<const Packet> p,
                                      Ptr<NetDevice> tx, Ptr<NetDevice> rx,
                                      Time txTime, Time rxTime)
 {
diff --git a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.h b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.h
index f49a10440..23e89c20f 100644
--- a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.h
+++ b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.h
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ private:
   void StopAnimation (bool onlyAnimation = false);
 
   void DevTxTrace (std::string context,
-                   Ptr<const Packet> p,
+                   uint32_t,
+		   Ptr<const Packet> p,
                    Ptr<NetDevice> tx,
                    Ptr<NetDevice> rx,
                    Time txTime,
diff --git a/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.cc b/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.cc
index d6a69386a..5bc4c9c0a 100644
--- a/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.cc
+++ b/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ PointToPointChannel::TransmitStart (
                                   m_link[wire].m_dst, p);
 
   // Call the tx anim callback on the net device
-  m_txrxPointToPoint (p, src, m_link[wire].m_dst, txTime, txTime + m_delay);
+  m_txrxPointToPoint (GetId (), p, src, m_link[wire].m_dst, txTime, txTime + m_delay);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.h b/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.h
index 4b0b7776e..a364ab9f2 100644
--- a/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.h
+++ b/src/point-to-point/model/point-to-point-channel.h
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ private:
    *
    * @see class CallBackTraceSource
    */
-  TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>, // Packet being transmitted
+  TracedCallback<uint32_t,          // channel ID
+                 Ptr<const Packet>, // Packet being transmitted
                  Ptr<NetDevice>,    // Transmitting NetDevice
                  Ptr<NetDevice>,    // Receiving NetDevice
                  Time,              // Amount of time to transmit the pkt