--- a/src/vectoring/ifxmips_vectoring.c
+++ b/src/vectoring/ifxmips_vectoring.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 /*
  *  Chip Specific Head File
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ static void dump_skb(struct sk_buff *skb
 
 static void ltq_vectoring_priority(uint32_t priority);
 
+static void xmit_work_handler(struct work_struct *);
 
 /*
  * ####################################
@@ -118,9 +121,13 @@ struct erb_head {
 
 static struct notifier_block g_netdev_event_handler_nb = {0};
 static struct net_device *g_ptm_net_dev = NULL;
-static uint32_t vector_prio = 0;
+static uint32_t vector_prio = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 static int g_dbg_enable = 0;
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *vectoring_wq;
+
+DECLARE_WORK(xmit_work, xmit_work_handler);
+struct sk_buff_head xmit_queue;
 
 
 /*
@@ -129,9 +136,16 @@ static int g_dbg_enable = 0;
  * ####################################
  */
 
+static void xmit_work_handler(__attribute__((unused)) struct work_struct *work) {
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&xmit_queue)) != NULL) {
+		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+	}
+}
+
 static int mei_dsm_cb_func(unsigned int *p_error_vector)
 {
-    int rc, ret;
     struct sk_buff *skb_list = NULL;
     struct sk_buff *skb;
     struct erb_head *erb;
@@ -179,7 +193,6 @@ static int mei_dsm_cb_func(unsigned int
         }
     }
 
-    rc = 0;
     sent_size = 0;
     segment_code = 0;
     while ( (skb = skb_list) != NULL ) {
@@ -197,24 +210,23 @@ static int mei_dsm_cb_func(unsigned int
             segment_code |= 0xC0;
         ((struct erb_head *)skb->data)->segment_code = segment_code;
 
-        skb->cb[13] = 0x5A; /* magic number indicating forcing QId */
-        skb->cb[15] = 0x00; /* highest priority queue */
-		skb->priority = vector_prio;
+        skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+        skb_set_network_header(skb, offsetof(struct erb_head, llc_header));
+        skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_802_2);
+        skb->priority = vector_prio;
         skb->dev = g_ptm_net_dev;
 
         dump_skb(skb, ~0, "vectoring TX", 0, 0, 1, 0);
 
-        ret = g_ptm_net_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, g_ptm_net_dev);
-        if ( rc == 0 )
-            rc = ret;
+        skb_queue_tail(&xmit_queue, skb);
+        queue_work(vectoring_wq, &xmit_work);
 
         segment_code++;
     }
 
     *p_error_vector = 0;    /* notify DSL firmware that ERB is sent */
 
-    ASSERT(rc == 0, "dev_queue_xmit fail - %d", rc);
-    return rc;
+    return 0;
 }
 static void ltq_vectoring_priority(uint32_t priority)
 {
@@ -242,7 +254,7 @@ static int netdev_event_handler(struct n
         return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
     netif = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(netdev);
-    if ( strcmp(netif->name, "ptm0") != 0 )
+    if ( strcmp(netif->name, "dsl0") != 0 )
         return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
     g_ptm_net_dev = event == NETDEV_REGISTER ? netif : NULL;
@@ -438,8 +450,12 @@ static int __init vectoring_init(void)
 				0,
 				&g_proc_file_vectoring_dbg_seq_fops);
 
+    vectoring_wq = alloc_workqueue("vectoring", 0, 0);
+
+    skb_queue_head_init(&xmit_queue);
+
     register_netdev_event_handler();
-    g_ptm_net_dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, "ptm0");
+    g_ptm_net_dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, "dsl0");
     if ( g_ptm_net_dev != NULL )
         dev_put(g_ptm_net_dev);
 
@@ -459,6 +475,10 @@ static void __exit vectoring_exit(void)
 
     unregister_netdev_event_handler();
 
+    flush_workqueue(vectoring_wq);
+
+    destroy_workqueue(vectoring_wq);
+
     remove_proc_entry("driver/vectoring", NULL);
 }