Method and device for transmitting data packets

The method of claim, 10 further comprising:

• receiving a packet at the transmitting node;
• determining that the packet is destined to the destination node;
• and
• forwarding the packet to the destination node.

A communication device comprising:

• computer readable program code components configured to cause receiving and storing identification information concerning at least one foreign node that is directly reachable in the communication network;
• computer readable program code components configured to cause determining, using the identification information, whether a destination node is directly reachable in the communication network;
• computer readable program code components configured to cause determining, based on whether the destination node is directly reachable in the communication network, whether to transmit a packet to the destination node using a tunneling protocol or without using a tunneling protocol;
• and
• computer readable program code components configured to cause transmitting the packet from the transmitting node to the destination node.