A method for collecting addresses of other network nodes located in a packet subnetwork of a packet network by a collecting node of the packet subnetwork, comprising: - transmitting a collect request message to the other network nodes of the packet subnetwork requesting all the other network nodes to inform the collecting node of their corresponding address, the collect request message comprising the following parameters: - a first parameter allowing the packet subnetwork to be determined, wherein the first parameter describes a network prefix or network mask, and - a second parameter which is one of a response rate and a response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response time, the response rate is determined based on the number of nodes in the packet subnetwork and the response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response rate, the response time is determined based on a maximum number of nodes in the packet subnetwork derived from the first parameter and the response rate, and wherein the response rate defines an expected amount of response messages received from the other network nodes in a defined time in response to the collect request message, - receiving the response messages from at least some of the other network nodes, wherein the response messages are transmitted by the at least some of the other network nodes at a response time, T reply, wherein the response time, T reply, is determined taking the second parameter into account, and wherein each response message comprising the address of the corresponding network node, and - storing the addresses of the at least some other network nodes in a memory. - transmitting a collect request message to the other network nodes of the packet subnetwork requesting all the other network nodes to inform the collecting node of their corresponding address, the collect request message comprising the following parameters: - a first parameter allowing the packet subnetwork to be determined, wherein the first parameter describes a network prefix or network mask, and - a second parameter which is one of a response rate and a response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response time, the response rate is determined based on the number of nodes in the packet subnetwork and the response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response rate, the response time is determined based on a maximum number of nodes in the packet subnetwork derived from the first parameter and the response rate, and wherein the response rate defines an expected amount of response messages received from the other network nodes in a defined time in response to the collect request message, - a first parameter allowing the packet subnetwork to be determined, wherein the first parameter describes a network prefix or network mask, and - a second parameter which is one of a response rate and a response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response time, the response rate is determined based on the number of nodes in the packet subnetwork and the response time, wherein when the second parameter is the response rate, the response time is determined based on a maximum number of nodes in the packet subnetwork derived from the first parameter and the response rate, and wherein the response rate defines an expected amount of response messages received from the other network nodes in a defined time in response to the collect request message, - receiving the response messages from at least some of the other network nodes, wherein the response messages are transmitted by the at least some of the other network nodes at a response time, T reply, wherein the response time, T reply, is determined taking the second parameter into account, and wherein each response message comprising the address of the corresponding network node, and - storing the addresses of the at least some other network nodes in a memory.