diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 0c2f4d7ce506..971d6251a5c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter sixlowpan,$(USEMODULE)))
 	USEMODULE += ieee802154
 	USEMODULE += net_help
+	USEMODULE += netapi
+	USEMODULE += netdev_base
 	USEMODULE += pktbuf
 	USEMODULE += posix
 	USEMODULE += vtimer
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/sixlowpan/core.c b/sys/net/link_layer/sixlowpan/core.c
index e733e053cd0e..3683e26ef5b8 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/sixlowpan/core.c
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/sixlowpan/core.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) _reassembly_buf_t {
                                      * + 6LoWPAN Dispatch byte */
 } _reassembly_buf_t;
 
+static uint16_t _current_frag_tag = 0;
+static mutex_t _current_frag_tag_mutex = MUTEX_INIT;
 static _reassembly_buf_t *_reassembly_buf_head = NULL;
 static mutex_t _reassembly_mutex = MUTEX_INIT;
 
@@ -453,12 +455,102 @@ static int _handle_received(netapi_rcv_pkt_t *rcv, void *src, size_t src_len,
     }
 }
 
+static size_t _snd_collect_headers(uint8_t **headers, netapi_snd_pkt_t *snd,
+                                   size_t snd_ulh_len, void *comp_dispatch,
+                                   size_t comp_dispatch_len)
+{
+    *headers = pktbuf_alloc(snd_ulh_len + comp_dispatch_len);
+    size_t offset = comp_dispatch_len;
+    netdev_hlist_t *ptr = snd->ulh;
+
+    if (headers == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    pktbuf_copy(*headers, comp_dispatch, comp_dispatch_len);
+
+    if (ptr != NULL) {
+        do {
+            netdev_hlist_t *next = ptr->next;
+            pktbuf_copy(&((*headers)[offset]), ptr->header, ptr->header_len);
+            pktbuf_release(ptr->header);
+            offset += ptr->header_len;
+            pktbuf_release(ptr);
+            ptr = next;
+        } while (ptr != snd->ulh);
+    }
+
+    return offset;
+}
+
+/* TODO: define transceiver equivalent */
+static inline int _transfer_send(kernel_pid_t mac_pid, netdev_hlist_t *ulhs,
+                                 void *addr, size_t addr_len, void *data,
+                                 size_t data_len);
+{
+    return netapi_send_data2(mac_pid, ulhs, addr, addr_len, data, data_len);
+}
+
 static int _handle_send(kernel_pid_t mac_pid, netapi_snd_pkt_t *snd,
                         size_t max_data_size, sixlowpan_iphc_status_t iphc_status)
 {
+    uint8_t *comp_dispatch = NULL;
+    size_t comp_dispatch_len = 0;
+    void *upper_ulh;
+    size_t upper_ulh_len = netdev_get_hlist_len(snd->ulh);
+
     if (iphc_status == LOWPAN_IPHC_ENABLE) {
         /* TODO */
     }
+    else {
+        comp_dispatches = (uint8_t *)pktbuf_alloc(comp_dispatches, sizeof(uint8_t));
+        comp_dispatches[comp_dispatches_len] = SIXLOWPAN_IPV6_DISPATCH;
+        comp_dispatches_len = sizeof(uint8_t);
+    }
+
+    upper_ulh_len = _snd_collect_headers(&upper_ulh, snd, upper_ulh_len,
+                                         comp_dispatch, comp_dispatch_len);
+
+    if (upper_ulh_len + snd->data_len > max_data_size) {
+        uint16_t tag;
+        int res, offset = 0;
+
+        mutex_lock(&_current_frag_tag_mutex);
+        tag = _current_frag_tag++;
+        mutex_unlock(&_current_frag_tag_mutex);
+
+        if ((res = _snd_first_fragment(tag, upper_ulh, upper_ulh_len, snd,
+                                       max_data_size)) < 0) {
+            return res;
+        }
+
+        offset += res;
+
+        while (offset < (long long int)max_data_size) {
+            if ((res = _snd_nth_fragment(tag, upper_ulh, upper_ulh_len, snd,
+                                         max_data_size, (uint16_t)offset)) < 0) {
+                return res;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        netdev_hlist_t *hdr = (netdev_hlist_t *)pktbuf_alloc(sizeof(netdev_hlist_t));
+        if (hdr == NULL) {
+            /* TODO what else needs to be released? */
+            pktbuf_release(upper_ulh);
+            return -ENOBUFS;
+        }
+        hdr->next = hdr;
+        hdr->prev = hdr;
+        hdr->header = upper_ulh;
+        hdr->header_len = upper_ulh_len;
+
+        _transfer_send(mac_pid, hdr, snd->dest, snd->dest_len, snd->data,
+                       snd->data_len);
+        pktbuf_release(hdr);
+    }
+
+    pktbuf_release(upper_ulh);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -660,7 +752,9 @@ static void *_control(void *arg)
 kernel_pid_t sixlowpan_init(kernel_pid_t mac_pid, char *stack, int stacksize,
                             char priority, int flags, const char *name)
 {
-    return thread_create(stack, stacksize, priority, flags, _control, &mac_pid, name);
+    kernel_pid_t mypid = thread_create(stack, stacksize, priority, flags, _control, &mac_pid, name);
+    netapi_register(mac_pid, mypid);
+    return mypid;
 }
 
 /**