diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
index 83cc6ba234..fd7cb76157 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
@@ -927,21 +927,32 @@ void Interface::_handle_eth(void              *const  eth_base,
 }
 
 
-void Interface::send(Ethernet_frame &eth, Genode::size_t const size)
+void Interface::send(Ethernet_frame &eth, size_t eth_size)
 {
+	send(eth_size, [&] (void *pkt_base) {
+		Genode::memcpy(pkt_base, (void *)&eth, eth_size);
+	});
+}
+
+
+void Interface::_send_alloc_pkt(Packet_descriptor &pkt,
+                                void            * &pkt_base,
+                                size_t             pkt_size)
+{
+	pkt      = _source().alloc_packet(pkt_size);
+	pkt_base = _source().packet_content(pkt);
+}
+
+
+void Interface::_send_submit_pkt(Packet_descriptor &pkt,
+                                 void            * &pkt_base,
+                                 size_t             pkt_size)
+{
+	_source().submit_packet(pkt);
+	_domain.raise_tx_bytes(pkt_size);
 	if (_config().verbose()) {
-		log("(", _domain, " <- router) ", eth); }
-	try {
-		/* copy and submit packet */
-		Packet_descriptor const pkt = _source().alloc_packet(size);
-		char *content = _source().packet_content(pkt);
-		Genode::memcpy((void *)content, (void *)&eth, size);
-		_source().submit_packet(pkt);
-		_domain.raise_tx_bytes(size);
-	}
-	catch (Packet_stream_source::Packet_alloc_failed) {
-		if (_config().verbose()) {
-			log("Failed to allocate packet"); }
+		log("(", _domain, " <- router) ",
+		    *reinterpret_cast<Ethernet_frame *>(pkt_base));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.h b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.h
index 7936423400..b9aadec292 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.h
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ class Net::Interface : public Genode::List<Interface>::Element
 
 		virtual Packet_stream_source &_source() = 0;
 
+		void _send_alloc_pkt(Genode::Packet_descriptor   &pkt,
+		                     void                      * &pkt_base,
+		                     Genode::size_t               pkt_size);
+
+		void _send_submit_pkt(Genode::Packet_descriptor   &pkt,
+		                      void                      * &pkt_base,
+		                      Genode::size_t               pkt_size);
+
 
 		/***********************************
 		 ** Packet-stream signal handlers **
@@ -212,10 +220,25 @@ class Net::Interface : public Genode::List<Interface>::Element
 
 		~Interface();
 
-
 		void dhcp_allocation_expired(Dhcp_allocation &allocation);
 
-		void send(Ethernet_frame &eth, Genode::size_t const eth_size);
+		template <typename FUNC>
+		void send(Genode::size_t pkt_size, FUNC && write_to_pkt)
+		{
+			try {
+				Packet_descriptor  pkt;
+				void              *pkt_base;
+
+				_send_alloc_pkt(pkt, pkt_base, pkt_size);
+				write_to_pkt(pkt_base);
+				_send_submit_pkt(pkt, pkt_base, pkt_size);
+			}
+			catch (Packet_stream_source::Packet_alloc_failed) {
+				Genode::warning("failed to allocate packet");
+			}
+		}
+
+		void send(Ethernet_frame &eth, Genode::size_t eth_size);
 
 		Link_list &dissolved_links(L3_protocol const protocol);