diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index be0d581..6b14075 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	/* adjust all flags and log packets */
 	while (aggregated_packet(buff_pos,
 				 forw_packet->packet_len,
-				 batman_packet->num_tt)) {
+				 batman_packet->tt_num_changes)) {
 
 		/* we might have aggregated direct link packets with an
 		 * ordinary base packet */
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@
 							    "Forwarding"));
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			"%s %spacket (originator %pM, seqno %d, TQ %d, TTL %d,"
-			" IDF %s) on interface %s [%pM]\n",
+			" IDF %s, hvn %d) on interface %s [%pM]\n",
 			fwd_str, (packet_num > 0 ? "aggregated " : ""),
 			batman_packet->orig, ntohl(batman_packet->seqno),
 			batman_packet->tq, batman_packet->ttl,
 			(batman_packet->flags & DIRECTLINK ?
 			 "on" : "off"),
-			hard_iface->net_dev->name,
+			batman_packet->ttvn, hard_iface->net_dev->name,
 			hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr);
 
 		buff_pos += sizeof(*batman_packet) +
-			(batman_packet->num_tt * ETH_ALEN);
+			tt_len(batman_packet->tt_num_changes);
 		packet_num++;
 		batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)
 			(forw_packet->skb->data + buff_pos);
@@ -213,25 +213,18 @@
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static void rebuild_batman_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-				  struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
+static void realloc_packet_buffer(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
+				int new_len)
 {
-	int new_len;
 	unsigned char *new_buff;
 	struct batman_packet *batman_packet;
 
-	new_len = sizeof(*batman_packet) + (bat_priv->num_local_tt * ETH_ALEN);
 	new_buff = kmalloc(new_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	/* keep old buffer if kmalloc should fail */
 	if (new_buff) {
 		memcpy(new_buff, hard_iface->packet_buff,
 		       sizeof(*batman_packet));
-		batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)new_buff;
-
-		batman_packet->num_tt = tt_local_fill_buffer(bat_priv,
-					new_buff + sizeof(*batman_packet),
-					new_len - sizeof(*batman_packet));
 
 		kfree(hard_iface->packet_buff);
 		hard_iface->packet_buff = new_buff;
@@ -239,6 +232,46 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/* when calling this function (hard_iface == primary_if) has to be true */
+static void prepare_packet_buffer(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+				  struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+	int new_len;
+	struct batman_packet *batman_packet;
+
+	new_len = BAT_PACKET_LEN +
+		  tt_len((uint8_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt_local_changes));
+
+	/* if we have too many changes for one packet don't send any
+	 * and wait for the tt table request which will be fragmented */
+	if (new_len > hard_iface->soft_iface->mtu)
+		new_len = BAT_PACKET_LEN;
+
+	realloc_packet_buffer(hard_iface, new_len);
+	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)hard_iface->packet_buff;
+
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->tt_crc, tt_local_crc(bat_priv));
+
+	/* reset the sending counter */
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->tt_ogm_append_cnt, TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX);
+
+	batman_packet->tt_num_changes = tt_changes_fill_buffer(bat_priv,
+				hard_iface->packet_buff + BAT_PACKET_LEN,
+				hard_iface->packet_len - BAT_PACKET_LEN);
+
+}
+
+static void reset_packet_buffer(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+	struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+	struct batman_packet *batman_packet;
+
+	realloc_packet_buffer(hard_iface, BAT_PACKET_LEN);
+
+	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)hard_iface->packet_buff;
+	batman_packet->tt_num_changes = 0;
+}
+
 void schedule_own_packet(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
@@ -264,14 +297,22 @@
 	if (hard_iface->if_status == IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED)
 		hard_iface->if_status = IF_ACTIVE;
 
-	/* if local tt has changed and interface is a primary interface */
-	if ((atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt_local_changed)) &&
-	    (hard_iface == primary_if))
-		rebuild_batman_packet(bat_priv, hard_iface);
+	if (hard_iface == primary_if) {
+		/* if at least one change happened */
+		if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt_local_changes) > 0) {
+			prepare_packet_buffer(bat_priv, hard_iface);
+			/* Increment the TTVN only once per OGM interval */
+			atomic_inc(&bat_priv->ttvn);
+		}
+
+		/* if the changes have been sent enough times */
+		if (!atomic_dec_not_zero(&bat_priv->tt_ogm_append_cnt))
+			reset_packet_buffer(bat_priv, hard_iface);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * NOTE: packet_buff might just have been re-allocated in
-	 * rebuild_batman_packet()
+	 * prepare_packet_buffer() or in reset_packet_buffer()
 	 */
 	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)hard_iface->packet_buff;
 
@@ -279,6 +320,9 @@
 	batman_packet->seqno =
 		htonl((uint32_t)atomic_read(&hard_iface->seqno));
 
+	batman_packet->ttvn = atomic_read(&bat_priv->ttvn);
+	batman_packet->tt_crc = htons((uint16_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt_crc));
+
 	if (vis_server == VIS_TYPE_SERVER_SYNC)
 		batman_packet->flags |= VIS_SERVER;
 	else
@@ -307,13 +351,14 @@
 void schedule_forward_packet(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 			     const struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 			     struct batman_packet *batman_packet,
-			     int directlink, int tt_buff_len,
+			     int directlink,
 			     struct hard_iface *if_incoming)
 {
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(if_incoming->soft_iface);
 	struct neigh_node *router;
 	uint8_t in_tq, in_ttl, tq_avg = 0;
 	unsigned long send_time;
+	uint8_t tt_num_changes;
 
 	if (batman_packet->ttl <= 1) {
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv, "ttl exceeded\n");
@@ -324,6 +369,7 @@
 
 	in_tq = batman_packet->tq;
 	in_ttl = batman_packet->ttl;
+	tt_num_changes = batman_packet->tt_num_changes;
 
 	batman_packet->ttl--;
 	memcpy(batman_packet->prev_sender, ethhdr->h_source, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -356,6 +402,7 @@
 		batman_packet->ttl);
 
 	batman_packet->seqno = htonl(batman_packet->seqno);
+	batman_packet->tt_crc = htons(batman_packet->tt_crc);
 
 	/* switch of primaries first hop flag when forwarding */
 	batman_packet->flags &= ~PRIMARIES_FIRST_HOP;
@@ -367,7 +414,7 @@
 	send_time = forward_send_time();
 	add_bat_packet_to_list(bat_priv,
 			       (unsigned char *)batman_packet,
-			       sizeof(*batman_packet) + tt_buff_len,
+			       sizeof(*batman_packet) + tt_len(tt_num_changes),
 			       if_incoming, 0, send_time);
 }