A node and a method performed by the node operable in a mesh communication network for routing a received packet towards a destination

-17. (canceled)

A node operable in a mesh communication network for routing a received packet towards a destination, the node being configured to:

• receive a packet addressed to a destination node in the mesh network, the packet comprising information related to address of source node, last hop address, address of destination node, and a hop counter,
• determine whether the destination address is comprised in a routing table of the node in the mesh communication network, and
• when destination address is comprised in a routing table, forward the received packet according to the routing table, or when destination address is not comprised in a routing table, flood the received packet by broadcasting it in the mesh communication network.

-35. (canceled)

A method performed by a node in a mesh communication network for routing a received packet towards a destination, the method comprising:

• receiving a packet addressed to a destination node in the mesh network, the packet comprising information related to address of source node, last hop address, address of destination node, and a hop counter,
• determining whether the destination address is comprised in a routing table of the node in the mesh communication network, and
• forwarding the received packet based on determining whether the destination address is comprised in a routing table of the node in the mesh communication network.