diff --git a/cpu/nrf51/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin.c b/cpu/nrf51/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin.c
index 9e91fb189a5099fed2538ab5c3520aa82b537b48..d12317d8a7126d4bf99a551309cd5e7949278415 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf51/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin.c
+++ b/cpu/nrf51/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin.c
@@ -211,52 +211,52 @@ static void _switch_to_rx(void)
  */
 int _get_state(uint8_t *val, size_t max_len)
 {
-    ng_netopt_state_t state;
+    netopt_state_t state;
 
-    if (max_len < sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) {
+    if (max_len < sizeof(netopt_state_t)) {
         return -EOVERFLOW;
     }
     switch (_state) {
         case STATE_OFF:
-            state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_OFF;
+            state = NETOPT_STATE_OFF;
             break;
         case STATE_IDLE:
-            state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
+            state = NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
             break;
         case STATE_RX:
-            state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
+            state = NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
             break;
         case STATE_TX:
-            state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            state = NETOPT_STATE_TX;
             break;
         default:
             return -ECANCELED;
     }
-    memcpy(val, &state, sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t));
-    return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+    memcpy(val, &state, sizeof(netopt_state_t));
+    return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
 }
 
 int _set_state(uint8_t *val, size_t len)
 {
-    ng_netopt_state_t state;
+    netopt_state_t state;
 
-    if (len != sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) {
+    if (len != sizeof(netopt_state_t)) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     /* get target state */
     memcpy(&state, val, len);
     /* switch to target state */
     switch (state) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
             _switch_to_idle();
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
             _switch_to_rx();
             break;
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
-    return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+    return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
 }
 
 int _get_address(uint8_t *val, size_t max_len)
@@ -662,40 +662,40 @@ int _rem_event_cb(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb)
     return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
+int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     (void)dev;
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             return _get_address(value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return _get_channel(value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             return _get_pan(value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             return _get_txpower(value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
             return _get_state(value, max_len);
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 }
 
-int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
+int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     (void)dev;
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             return _set_address(value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return _set_channel(value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             return _set_pan(value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             return _set_txpower(value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
             return _set_state(value, value_len);
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h b/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
index 53bcb1d6b8e34006e306b7edb3311aed8c204d63..06bbd0d5afe65242aafff1874535ecc6db572568 100644
--- a/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
+++ b/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ typedef struct {
     kernel_pid_t mac_pid;                 /**< The driver's thread's PID */
     /* driver specific fields */
     uint8_t buf[KW2XRF_MAX_PKT_LENGTH];   /**< Buffer for incoming or outgoing packets */
-    ng_netopt_state_t state;              /**< Variable to keep radio driver's state */
+    netopt_state_t state;                 /**< Variable to keep radio driver's state */
     uint8_t seq_nr;                       /**< Next packets sequence number */
     uint16_t radio_pan;                   /**< The PAN the radio device is using */
     uint8_t radio_channel;                /**< The channel the radio device is using */
diff --git a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
index c6112f43dfacb3648939f3e07ec0c59af8473d40..ca46c77ba6a0012a919773eb1ec5f5fb1cd3879e 100644
--- a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
+++ b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
@@ -184,32 +184,32 @@ void kw2xrf_set_sequence(kw2xrf_t *dev, kw2xrf_physeq_t seq)
     /* Progrmm new sequence */
     switch (seq) {
         case XCVSEQ_IDLE:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
             break;
 
         case XCVSEQ_RECEIVE:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
             break;
 
         case XCVSEQ_TRANSMIT:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_TX;
             break;
 
         case XCVSEQ_CCA:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_TX;
             break;
 
         case XCVSEQ_TX_RX:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_TX;
             break;
 
         case XCVSEQ_CONTINUOUS_CCA:
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_TX;
             break;
 
         default:
             DEBUG("kw2xrf: undefined state assigned to phy\n");
-            dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
+            dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
     }
 
     /* Mapping of TX-sequences depending on AUTOACK flag */
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int kw2xrf_on(kw2xrf_t *dev)
     /* abort any ongoing sequence */
     kw2xrf_set_sequence(dev, XCVSEQ_IDLE);
 
-    dev->state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
+    dev->state = NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ uint64_t kw2xrf_get_addr_long(kw2xrf_t *dev)
     return addr;
 }
 
-int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
+int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *((uint16_t *)value) = ((dev->addr_short[0] << 8) | dev->addr_short[1]);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *((uint64_t *)value) = kw2xrf_get_addr_long(dev);
             return sizeof(uint64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *((uint16_t *)value) = 2;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -563,21 +563,21 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *((uint16_t *)value) = dev->radio_pan;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return kw2xrf_get_channel(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             return kw2xrf_get_proto(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
-            if (max_len < sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) {
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
+            if (max_len < sizeof(netopt_state_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
-            *(ng_netopt_state_t *)value = *(ng_netopt_state_t *) & (dev->state);
+            *(netopt_state_t *)value = *(netopt_state_t *) & (dev->state);
             return 0;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             if (max_len < 1) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *(int16_t *)value = dev->tx_power;
             return 0;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
             if (max_len < sizeof(int16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -593,21 +593,21 @@ int kw2xrf_get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len
             *((uint16_t *)value) = KW2XRF_MAX_PKT_LENGTH;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PRELOADING);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+        case NETOPT_PRELOADING:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PRELOADING);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_AUTOACK);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_AUTOACK);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PROMISCUOUS);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PROMISCUOUS);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_RAWDUMP);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+        case NETOPT_RAWMODE:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)value) = !!(dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_RAWDUMP);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void kw2xrf_set_option(kw2xrf_t *dev, uint16_t option, bool state)
     }
 }
 
-int kw2xrf_set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
+int kw2xrf_set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
 
@@ -705,24 +705,24 @@ int kw2xrf_set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_l
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return kw2xrf_set_channel(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (value_len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
             return kw2xrf_set_addr(dev, *((uint16_t *)value));
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (value_len > sizeof(uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
             return kw2xrf_set_addr_long(dev, *((uint64_t *)value));
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (value_len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -741,14 +741,14 @@ int kw2xrf_set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_l
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (value_len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
             return kw2xrf_set_pan(dev, *((uint16_t *)value));
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             if (value_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -756,48 +756,48 @@ int kw2xrf_set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_l
             kw2xrf_set_tx_power(dev, (int8_t *)value, value_len);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             return kw2xrf_set_proto(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
             /* Set up HW generated automatic ACK after Receive */
             kw2xrf_set_option(dev, KW2XRF_OPT_AUTOACK,
                               ((bool *)value)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             kw2xrf_set_option(dev, KW2XRF_OPT_PROMISCUOUS,
                               ((bool *)value)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE:
+        case NETOPT_RAWMODE:
             kw2xrf_set_option(dev, KW2XRF_OPT_RAWDUMP,
                               ((bool *)value)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING:
+        case NETOPT_PRELOADING:
             kw2xrf_set_option(dev, KW2XRF_OPT_PRELOADING,
                               ((bool *)value)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOCCA:
+        case NETOPT_AUTOCCA:
             kw2xrf_set_option(dev, KW2XRF_OPT_CSMA,
                               ((bool *)value)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
-            if (*((ng_netopt_state_t *)value) == NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX) {
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
+            if (*((netopt_state_t *)value) == NETOPT_STATE_TX) {
                 DEBUG("kw2xrf: Sending now.\n");
                 kw2xrf_set_sequence(dev, XCVSEQ_TRANSMIT);
-                return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+                return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
             }
-            else if (*((ng_netopt_state_t *)value) == NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP) {
+            else if (*((netopt_state_t *)value) == NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP) {
                 kw2xrf_set_sequence(dev, XCVSEQ_IDLE);
-                return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+                return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
             }
-            else if (*((ng_netopt_state_t *)value) == NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE) {
+            else if (*((netopt_state_t *)value) == NETOPT_STATE_IDLE) {
                 kw2xrf_set_sequence(dev, XCVSEQ_RECEIVE);
-                return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+                return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
             }
 
             /* TODO: Implement Off state here, when LPM functions are implemented */
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ int kw2xrf_send(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     DEBUG("kw2xrf: packet with size %i loaded to tx_buf\n", dev->buf[0]);
     kw2xrf_write_fifo(dev->buf, dev->buf[0]);
 
-    if ((dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PRELOADING) == NG_NETOPT_DISABLE) {
+    if ((dev->option & KW2XRF_OPT_PRELOADING) == NETOPT_DISABLE) {
         DEBUG("kw2xrf: Sending now.\n");
         kw2xrf_set_sequence(dev, XCVSEQ_TRANSMIT);
     }
diff --git a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
index 04bbe77184b2d02748b94bd9604690be13ddc584..d73ebc95e142f9c0b8c677dbcd4a60ccf5a9a871 100644
--- a/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/ng_at86rf2xx/ng_at86rf2xx_netdev.c
@@ -318,46 +318,46 @@ static void _receive_data(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev)
     dev->event_cb(NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE, payload);
 }
 
-static int _set_state(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev, ng_netopt_state_t state)
+static int _set_state(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev, netopt_state_t state)
 {
     switch (state) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_state(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_TRX_OFF);
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_state(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_RX_AACK_ON);
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_TX:
             if (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_PRELOADING) {
                 ng_at86rf2xx_tx_exec(dev);
             }
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_RESET:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_RESET:
             ng_at86rf2xx_reset(dev);
             break;
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
-    return sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t);
+    return sizeof(netopt_state_t);
 }
 
-ng_netopt_state_t _get_state(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev)
+netopt_state_t _get_state(ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev)
 {
     switch (ng_at86rf2xx_get_status(dev)) {
         case NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_SLEEP:
-            return NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
+            return NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
         case NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_BUSY_RX_AACK:
-            return NG_NETOPT_STATE_RX;
+            return NETOPT_STATE_RX;
         case NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_BUSY_TX_ARET:
         case NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_TX_ARET_ON:
-            return NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX;
+            return NETOPT_STATE_TX;
         case NG_AT86RF2XX_STATE_RX_AACK_ON:
         default:
-            return NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
+            return NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
     }
 }
 
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
     if (device == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -366,28 +366,28 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
     switch (opt) {
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)val) = ng_at86rf2xx_get_addr_short(dev);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint64_t *)val) = ng_at86rf2xx_get_addr_long(dev);
             return sizeof(uint64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)val) = 2;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -399,14 +399,14 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
             }
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)val) = dev->pan;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
+        case NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(eui64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -420,14 +420,14 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
             }
             return sizeof(eui64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             if (max_len < sizeof(ng_nettype_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((ng_nettype_t *)val) = dev->proto;
             return sizeof(ng_nettype_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -435,98 +435,98 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
             ((uint8_t *)val)[0] = ng_at86rf2xx_get_chan(dev);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             if (max_len < sizeof(int16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)val) = ng_at86rf2xx_get_txpower(dev);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
             if (max_len < sizeof(int16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)val) = NG_AT86RF2XX_MAX_PKT_LENGTH - _MAX_MHR_OVERHEAD;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
-            if (max_len < sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) {
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
+            if (max_len < sizeof(netopt_state_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
-            *((ng_netopt_state_t*)val) = _get_state(dev);
+            *((netopt_state_t*)val) = _get_state(dev);
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING:
+        case NETOPT_PRELOADING:
             if (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_PRELOADING) {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
             }
             else {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_DISABLE;
             }
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
             if (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_AUTOACK) {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
             }
             else {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_DISABLE;
             }
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RETRANS:
+        case NETOPT_RETRANS:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint8_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint8_t *)val) = ng_at86rf2xx_get_max_retries(dev);
             return sizeof(uint8_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             if (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_PROMISCUOUS) {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
             }
             else {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_DISABLE;
             }
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE:
+        case NETOPT_RAWMODE:
             if (dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_RAWDUMP) {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
             }
             else {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_DISABLE;
             }
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_IS_CHANNEL_CLR:
+        case NETOPT_IS_CHANNEL_CLR:
             if (ng_at86rf2xx_cca(dev)) {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
             }
             else {
-                *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+                *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_DISABLE;
             }
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) =
+        case NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)val) =
                 !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) =
+        case NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)val) =
                 !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_END);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) =
+        case NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)val) =
                 !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_START);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
-            *((ng_netopt_enable_t *)val) =
+        case NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)val) =
                 !!(dev->options & NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_END);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t len)
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t len)
 {
     ng_at86rf2xx_t *dev = (ng_at86rf2xx_t *) device;
 
@@ -544,21 +544,21 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t len)
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_addr_short(dev, *((uint16_t*)val));
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (len > sizeof(uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_addr_long(dev, *((uint64_t*)val));
             return sizeof(uint64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -575,14 +575,14 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t len)
             }
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (len > sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_pan(dev, *((uint16_t *)val));
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             if (len != sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
@@ -594,65 +594,65 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *device, ng_netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t len)
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_chan(dev, chan);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             if (len > sizeof(int16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_txpower(dev, *((int16_t *)val));
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE:
-            if (len > sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) {
+        case NETOPT_STATE:
+            if (len > sizeof(netopt_state_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
-            return _set_state(dev, *((ng_netopt_state_t *)val));
+            return _set_state(dev, *((netopt_state_t *)val));
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_AUTOACK,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RETRANS:
+        case NETOPT_RETRANS:
             if (len > sizeof(uint8_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_max_retries(dev, *((uint8_t *)val));
             return sizeof(uint8_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING:
+        case NETOPT_PRELOADING:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_PRELOADING,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_PROMISCUOUS,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE:
+        case NETOPT_RAWMODE:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_RAWDUMP,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
+        case NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_START,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
+        case NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_RX_END,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
+        case NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_START,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
+        case NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
             ng_at86rf2xx_set_option(dev, NG_AT86RF2XX_OPT_TELL_TX_END,
                                     ((bool *)val)[0]);
-            return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/drivers/xbee/xbee.c b/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
index 9e2ef178d84e5d6f6eb295086431dc2a4c9c3a6c..3e219889906a3bf741773e94cfef1b61fc0312d6 100644
--- a/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
+++ b/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int _rem_cb(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     xbee_t *dev = (xbee_t *)netdev;
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -605,12 +605,12 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             return _get_addr_short(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             return _get_addr_long(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
                 *((uint16_t *)value) = 2;
             }
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
-        case NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
+        case NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(eui64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -633,24 +633,24 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             }
 
             return sizeof(eui64_t);
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return _get_channel(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
             *((uint16_t *)value) = XBEE_MAX_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             return _get_panid(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             return _get_proto(dev, (uint8_t *)value, max_len);
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 }
 
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     xbee_t *dev = (xbee_t *)netdev;
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -658,16 +658,16 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             return _set_addr(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             return _set_addr_len(dev, value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             return _set_channel(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             return _set_panid(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             return _set_proto(dev, (uint8_t *)value, value_len);
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/sys/include/net/netopt.h b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7a2a4fd853cd6c7b10ad0e301ed9845cccb0840d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/include/net/netopt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup    net_netopt   Configuration options for network APIs
+ * @ingroup     net
+ * @brief       List of available configuration options for the
+ *              @ref net_ng_netdev and the @ref net_ng_netapi
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Definition of global configuration options
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NETOPT_H_
+#define NETOPT_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Global list of configuration options available throughout the
+ *          network stack, e.g. by netdev and netapi
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    NETOPT_CHANNEL,             /**< get/set channel as uint16_t in host
+                                 *   byte order */
+    NETOPT_IS_CHANNEL_CLR,      /**< check if channel is clear */
+    NETOPT_ADDRESS,             /**< get/set address in host byte order */
+
+    /**
+     * @brief    get/set long address in host byte order
+     *
+     * Examples for this include the EUI-64 in IEEE 802.15.4
+     */
+    NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
+    NETOPT_ADDR_LEN,            /**< get the default address length a
+                                 *   network device expects as uint16_t in
+                                 *   host byte order */
+    NETOPT_SRC_LEN,             /**< get/set the address length to choose
+                                 *   for the network device's source address
+                                 *   as uint16_t in host byte order */
+    /**
+     * @brief    get/set the network ID as uint16_t in host byte order
+     *
+     * Examples for this include the PAN ID in IEEE 802.15.4
+     */
+    NETOPT_NID,
+
+    /**
+     * @brief   get the IPv6 interface identifier of a network interface as
+     *          eui64_t.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.1">
+     *          RFC 4291, section 2.5.1
+     *      </a>
+     *
+     * The generation of the interface identifier is dependent on the link-layer.
+     * Please refer to the appropriate IPv6 over `<link>` specification for
+     * further implementation details (such as
+     * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2464">RFC 2464</a> or
+     * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944">RFC 4944</a>).
+     */
+    NETOPT_IPV6_IID,
+    NETOPT_TX_POWER,            /**< get/set the output power for radio
+                                 *   devices in dBm as int16_t in host byte
+                                 *   order */
+    NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE,     /**< get/set the maximum packet size a
+                                 *   network module can handle as uint16_t
+                                 *   in host byte order */
+    /**
+     * @brief en/disable preloading or read the current state.
+     *
+     * Preload using ng_netdev_driver_t::send_data() or ng_netapi_send()
+     * respectively, send setting state to @ref NETOPT_STATE_TX
+     */
+    NETOPT_PRELOADING,
+    NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE,     /**< en/disable promiscuous mode or read
+                                 *   the current state */
+    NETOPT_AUTOACK,             /**< en/disable link layer auto ACKs or read
+                                 *   the current state */
+    NETOPT_RETRANS,             /**< get/set the maximum number of
+                                 *   retransmissions. */
+    NETOPT_PROTO,               /**< get/set the protocol for the layer
+                                 *   as type ng_nettype_t. */
+    NETOPT_STATE,               /**< get/set the state of network devices as
+                                 *   type netopt_state_t */
+    NETOPT_RAWMODE,             /**< en/disable the pre-processing of data
+                                 *   in a network device driver as type
+                                 *   ng_nettype_t */
+    /**
+     * @brief en/disable the interrupt at reception start.
+     *
+     * It is mostly triggered after the preamble is correctly received
+     *
+     * @note not all transceivers may support this interrupt
+     */
+    NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ,
+
+    /**
+     * @brief en/disable the interrupt after packet reception.
+     *
+     * This interrupt is triggered after a complete packet is received.
+     *
+     * @note in case a transceiver does not support this interrupt, the event
+     *       may be triggered by the driver
+     */
+    NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ,
+
+    /**
+     * @brief en/disable the interrupt right in the beginning of transmission.
+     *
+     * This interrupt is triggered when the transceiver starts to send out the
+     * packet.
+     *
+     * @note in case a transceiver does not support this interrupt, the event
+     *       may be triggered by the driver
+     */
+    NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ,
+
+    /**
+     * @brief en/disable the interrupt after packet transmission.
+     *
+     * This interrupt is triggered when the full packet is transmitted.
+     *
+     * @note not all transceivers may support this interrupt
+     */
+    NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ,
+    NETOPT_AUTOCCA,             /**< en/disable to check automatically
+                                 *   before sending the channel is clear. */
+    /* add more options if needed */
+
+    /**
+     * @brief   maximum number of options defined here
+     *
+     * @note    Interfaces are not meant to respond to that.
+     */
+    NETOPT_NUMOF,
+} netopt_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Binary parameter for enabling and disabling options
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    NETOPT_DISABLE = 0,         /**< disable a given option */
+    NETOPT_ENABLE = 1,          /**< enable a given option */
+} netopt_enable_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Option parameter to be used with @ref NETOPT_STATE to set or get
+ *          the state of a network device or protocol implementation
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    NETOPT_STATE_OFF = 0,       /**< powered off */
+    NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP,         /**< sleep mode */
+    NETOPT_STATE_IDLE,          /**< idle mode,
+                                 *   the device listens to receive packets */
+    NETOPT_STATE_RX,            /**< receive mode,
+                                 *   the device currently receives a packet */
+    NETOPT_STATE_TX,            /**< transmit mode,
+                                 *   set: triggers transmission of a preloaded packet
+                                 *   (see @ref NETOPT_PRELOADING*). The resulting
+                                 *   state of the network device is @ref NETOPT_STATE_IDLE
+                                 *   get: the network device is in the process of
+                                 *   transmitting a packet */
+    NETOPT_STATE_RESET,         /**< triggers a hardware reset. The resulting
+                                 *   state of the network device is @ref NETOPT_STATE_IDLE */
+    /* add other states if needed */
+} netopt_state_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NETOPT_H_ */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_netapi.h b/sys/include/net/ng_netapi.h
index d365b10e8813c53541f27656534b21dba8c616c5..fa756bd8524fa84c968e810e8187134953f77648 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_netapi.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_netapi.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "kernel.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_nettype.h"
 #include "net/ng_pkt.h"
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @brief   Data structure to be send for setting and getting options
  */
 typedef struct {
-    ng_netopt_t opt;            /**< the option to get/set */
+    netopt_t opt;               /**< the option to get/set */
     uint16_t context;           /**< (optional) context for that option */
     void *data;                 /**< data to set or buffer to read into */
     uint16_t data_len;          /**< size of the data / the buffer */
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int ng_netapi_dispatch_receive(ng_nettype_t type, uint32_t demux_ctx,
  *
  * @return              value returned by the @ref NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_ACK message
  */
-int ng_netapi_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+int ng_netapi_get(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
                   void *data, size_t max_len);
 
 /**
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int ng_netapi_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
  *
  * @return              value returned by the @ref NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_ACK message
  */
-int ng_netapi_set(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+int ng_netapi_set(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
                   void *data, size_t data_len);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_netbase.h b/sys/include/net/ng_netbase.h
index ab0d3956c0f2b944c4e9583c21f642f9ef67c94c..70083e19e18296b00d8d1a878d200d1954994dbd 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_netbase.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_netbase.h
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #ifndef NG_NETBASE_H_
 #define NG_NETBASE_H_
 
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_netdev.h"
 #include "net/ng_netapi.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_netreg.h"
 #include "net/ng_nettype.h"
 #include "net/ng_netif.h"
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_netdev.h b/sys/include/net/ng_netdev.h
index a3e41db5a006ab3a0b6883253448e469158f58be..fa253fbdcb743f2bf3d2d7a3792286b0a701f1fe 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_netdev.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_netdev.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "kernel.h"
 #include "net/ng_pkt.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ typedef struct {
      *                      @p max_len is too small to store the option value
      * @return              -ECANCELED if internal driver error occurred
      */
-    int (*get)(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
+    int (*get)(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
 
     /**
      * @brief   Set an option value for a given network device
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ typedef struct {
      * @return              -EINVAL if @p value is invalid
      * @return              -ECANCELED if internal driver error occurred
      */
-    int (*set)(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
+    int (*set)(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
 
     /**
      * @brief   This function is called by a MAC layer when a message of type
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_netopt.h b/sys/include/net/ng_netopt.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cf5ab42a7613606315ea5f7418365cc24dd9e40..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_netopt.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @defgroup    net_ng_netopt   Configuration options for network APIs
- * @ingroup     net
- * @brief       List of available configuration options for the
- *              @ref net_ng_netdev and the @ref net_ng_netapi
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Definition of global configuration options
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
- */
-
-#ifndef NG_NETOPT_H_
-#define NG_NETOPT_H_
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   Global list of configuration options available throughout the
- *          network stack, e.g. by netdev and netapi
- */
-typedef enum {
-    NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL,              /**< get/set channel as uint16_t in host
-                                     *   byte order */
-    NG_NETOPT_IS_CHANNEL_CLR,       /**< check if channel is clear */
-    NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS,              /**< get/set address in host byte order */
-
-    /**
-     * @brief    get/set long address in host byte order
-     *
-     * Examples for this include the EUI-64 in IEEE 802.15.4
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
-    NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN,             /**< get the default address length a
-                                     *   network device expects as uint16_t in
-                                     *   host byte order */
-    NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN,              /**< get/set the address length to choose
-                                     *   for the network device's source address
-                                     *   as uint16_t in host byte order */
-    /**
-     * @brief    get/set the network ID as uint16_t in host byte order
-     *
-     * Examples for this include the PAN ID in IEEE 802.15.4
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_NID,
-
-    /**
-     * @brief   get the IPv6 interface identifier of a network interface as
-     *          eui64_t.
-     *
-     * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.1">
-     *          RFC 4291, section 2.5.1
-     *      </a>
-     *
-     * The generation of the interface identifier is dependent on the link-layer.
-     * Please refer to the appropriate IPv6 over `<link>` specification for
-     * further implementation details (such as
-     * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2464">RFC 2464</a> or
-     * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944">RFC 4944</a>).
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID,
-    NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER,             /**< get/set the output power for radio
-                                     *   devices in dBm as int16_t in host byte
-                                     *   order */
-    NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE,      /**< get/set the maximum packet size a
-                                     *   network module can handle as uint16_t
-                                     *   in host byte order */
-    /**
-     * @brief en/disable preloading or read the current state.
-     *
-     * Preload using ng_netdev_driver_t::send_data() or ng_netapi_send()
-     * respectively, send setting state to @ref NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING,
-    NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE,      /**< en/disable promiscuous mode or read
-                                     *   the current state */
-    NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK,              /**< en/disable link layer auto ACKs or read
-                                     *   the current state */
-    NG_NETOPT_RETRANS,              /**< get/set the maximum number of
-                                         retransmissions. */
-    NG_NETOPT_PROTO,                /**< get/set the protocol for the layer
-                                     *   as type ng_nettype_t. */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE,                /**< get/set the state of network devices as
-                                     *   type ng_netopt_state_t */
-    NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE,              /**< en/disable the pre-processing of data
-                                     *   in a network device driver as type
-                                     *   ng_nettype_t */
-    /**
-     * @brief en/disable the interrupt at reception start.
-     *
-     * It is mostly triggered after the preamble is correctly received
-     *
-     * @note not all transceivers may support this interrupt
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ,
-
-    /**
-     * @brief en/disable the interrupt after packet reception.
-     *
-     * This interrupt is triggered after a complete packet is received.
-     *
-     * @note in case a transceiver does not support this interrupt, the event
-     *       may be triggered by the driver
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ,
-
-    /**
-     * @brief en/disable the interrupt right in the beginning of transmission.
-     *
-     * This interrupt is triggered when the transceiver starts to send out the
-     * packet.
-     *
-     * @note in case a transceiver does not support this interrupt, the event
-     *       may be triggered by the driver
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ,
-
-    /**
-     * @brief en/disable the interrupt after packet transmission.
-     *
-     * This interrupt is triggered when the full packet is transmitted.
-     *
-     * @note not all transceivers may support this interrupt
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ,
-    NG_NETOPT_AUTOCCA,              /**< en/disable to check automatically
-                                     *   before sending the channel is clear. */
-    /* add more options if needed */
-
-    /**
-     * @brief   maximum number of options defined here
-     *
-     * @note    Interfaces are not meant to respond to that.
-     */
-    NG_NETOPT_NUMOF,
-} ng_netopt_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief   Binary parameter for enabling and disabling options
- */
-typedef enum {
-    NG_NETOPT_DISABLE = 0,          /**< disable a given option */
-    NG_NETOPT_ENABLE = 1,           /**< enable a given option */
-} ng_netopt_enable_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief   Option parameter to be used with @ref NG_NETOPT_STATE to set or get
- *          the state of a network device or protocol implementation
- */
-typedef enum {
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_OFF = 0,        /**< powered off */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP,          /**< sleep mode */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE,           /**< idle mode,
-                                     *   the device listens to receive packets */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_RX,             /**< receive mode,
-                                     *   the device currently receives a packet */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX,             /**< transmit mode,
-                                     *   set: triggers transmission of a preloaded packet
-                                     *   (see @ref NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING*). The resulting
-                                     *   state of the network device is @ref NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE
-                                     *   get: the network device is in the process of
-                                     *   transmitting a packet */
-    NG_NETOPT_STATE_RESET,          /**< triggers a hardware reset. The resulting
-                                     *   state of the network device is @ref NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE */
-    /* add other states if needed */
-} ng_netopt_state_t;
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* NG_NETOPT_H_ */
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_nettest.h b/sys/include/net/ng_nettest.h
index 37ca6b9770119b59b15a58d40535722405e5e8bc..f96c3f290380d7787debf05e7aeafa34937193ab 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_nettest.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_nettest.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "kernel_types.h"
 #include "net/ng_netapi.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_nettype.h"
 #include "net/ng_pkt.h"
 #include "thread.h"
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * @param[in] opt   The option to register the getter for.
  * @param[in] cb    An option getter. NULL to delete.
  */
-void ng_nettest_register_get(ng_netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb);
+void ng_nettest_register_get(netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb);
 
 /**
  * @brief   Registers a setter for an option.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ng_nettest_register_get(ng_netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb);
  * @param[in] opt   The option to register the setter for.
  * @param[in] cb    An option setter. NULL to delete.
  */
-void ng_nettest_register_set(ng_netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb);
+void ng_nettest_register_set(netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb);
 
 /**
  * @brief   Test @ref NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_SND command to @p pid.
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_receive(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_pktsnip_t *in,
  *
  * @return  @see ng_nettest_res_t
  */
-ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
+ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt,
                                 uint16_t context, void *data, size_t data_len,
                                 void *exp_data, int exp_res);
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
  *
  * @return  @see ng_nettest_res_t
  */
-ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_set(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
+ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_set(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt,
                                 uint16_t context, void *data, size_t data_len,
                                 int exp_res);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c b/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
index 9c8b0c9b95a8ba451820290c1c70dbf23ebd2056..daed13928ba1a2cf7e4caa342ce12721410138c8 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ static ringbuffer_t _rx_buf = RINGBUFFER_INIT(_rx_buf_array);
 static int _send(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt);
 static int _add_cb(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb);
 static int _rem_cb(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb);
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
 static void _isr_event(ng_netdev_t *dev, uint32_t event_type);
 
 static const ng_netdev_driver_t _zep_driver = {
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ static inline void _set_uint64_ptr(uint64_t *ptr, uint64_t val)
     *ptr = val;
 }
 
-static inline void _set_flag_ptr(ng_netopt_enable_t *enable,
+static inline void _set_flag_ptr(netopt_enable_t *enable,
                                  uint16_t flag_field, uint16_t flag)
 {
     if (flag_field & flag) {
-        *enable = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+        *enable = NETOPT_ENABLE;
     }
     else {
-        *enable = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+        *enable = NETOPT_DISABLE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int _rem_cb(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     ng_zep_t *dev = (ng_zep_t *)netdev;
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             _set_uint16_ptr(value, (uint16_t)dev->chan);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             _set_uint16_ptr(value, byteorder_ltobs(dev->addr).u16);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             _set_uint64_ptr(value, byteorder_ltobll(dev->eui64).u64);
             return sizeof(uint64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROTO:
+        case NETOPT_PROTO:
             if (max_len < sizeof(ng_nettype_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             *((ng_nettype_t *)value) = dev->proto;
             return sizeof(ng_nettype_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             _set_uint16_ptr(value, byteorder_ltobs(dev->pan).u16);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
+        case NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
             if (max_len < sizeof(eui64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             }
             return sizeof(eui64_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
             if (max_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
             _set_uint16_ptr(value, NG_ZEP_MAX_PKT_LENGTH);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
-            if (max_len < sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t)) {
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+            if (max_len < sizeof(netopt_enable_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_le
     }
 }
 
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     ng_zep_t *dev = (ng_zep_t *)netdev;
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             if (value_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
             dev->chan = *_get_uint16_ptr(value);
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             if (value_len < sizeof(be_uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
                 return sizeof(be_uint16_t);
             }
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             if (value_len < sizeof(be_uint64_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
                 return sizeof(be_uint64_t);
             }
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
             if (value_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             if (value_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
 
             return sizeof(uint16_t);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             if (value_len < sizeof(be_uint16_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_
                 return sizeof(be_uint16_t);
             }
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK:
-            if (value_len < sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t)) {
+        case NETOPT_AUTOACK:
+            if (value_len < sizeof(netopt_enable_t)) {
                 return -EOVERFLOW;
             }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_netapi/ng_netapi.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_netapi/ng_netapi.c
index 926991c70902e6ce71729a82ba1c9af72385d374..4d13ca8d3bd645bd1f8c509e55252c0b9cdc5a4d 100644
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_netapi/ng_netapi.c
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_netapi/ng_netapi.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * @return              the value from the received ACK message
  */
 static inline int _get_set(kernel_pid_t pid, uint16_t type,
-                           ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+                           netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
                            void *data, size_t data_len)
 {
     msg_t cmd;
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ int ng_netapi_dispatch_receive(ng_nettype_t type, uint32_t demux_ctx,
     return _snd_rcv_dispatch(type, demux_ctx, NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_RCV, pkt);
 }
 
-int ng_netapi_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+int ng_netapi_get(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
                   void *data, size_t data_len)
 {
     return _get_set(pid, NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_GET, opt, context,
                     data, data_len);
 }
 
-int ng_netapi_set(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+int ng_netapi_set(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
                   void *data, size_t data_len)
 {
     return _get_set(pid, NG_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_SET, opt, context,
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_nettest/ng_nettest.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_nettest/ng_nettest.c
index 05fff34233b0c4d9ace7b41afa6c44102cb74062..246a348741fcb11ca14dd8eedc4c60ec6bbc1f08 100644
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_nettest/ng_nettest.c
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_nettest/ng_nettest.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "net/ng_netapi.h"
 #include "net/ng_netif.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_netreg.h"
 #include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
 #include "timex.h"
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@
 
 #include "net/ng_nettest.h"
 
-static ng_nettest_opt_cbs_t _opt_cbs[NG_NETOPT_NUMOF];
+static ng_nettest_opt_cbs_t _opt_cbs[NETOPT_NUMOF];
 static mutex_t _mutex = MUTEX_INIT;
 static kernel_pid_t _pid = KERNEL_PID_UNDEF;
 static char _stack[NG_NETTEST_STACK_SIZE];
 
 static void *_event_loop(void *arg);
 
-void ng_nettest_register_get(ng_netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb)
+void ng_nettest_register_get(netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb)
 {
     mutex_lock(&_mutex);
     _opt_cbs[opt].get = cb;
     mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
 }
 
-void ng_nettest_register_set(ng_netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb)
+void ng_nettest_register_set(netopt_t opt, ng_nettest_opt_cb_t cb)
 {
     mutex_lock(&_mutex);
     _opt_cbs[opt].set = cb;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_receive(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_pktsnip_t *in,
     return res;
 }
 
-ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
+ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt,
                                 uint16_t context, void *data, size_t data_len,
                                 void *exp_data, int exp_res)
 {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_get(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
     return NG_NETTEST_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_set(kernel_pid_t pid, ng_netopt_t opt,
+ng_nettest_res_t ng_nettest_set(kernel_pid_t pid, netopt_t opt,
                                 uint16_t context, void *data, size_t data_len,
                                 int exp_res)
 {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int ng_nettest_init(void)
 
 void ng_nettest_reset(void)
 {
-    for (int i = 0; i < NG_NETOPT_NUMOF; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < NETOPT_NUMOF; i++) {
         _opt_cbs[i].get = NULL;
         _opt_cbs[i].set = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/ng_netdev_eth/ng_netdev_eth.c b/sys/net/link_layer/ng_netdev_eth/ng_netdev_eth.c
index e0db6b212a893b00f9b689ceedffccc708c15eaa..84baa8ff88b602f115559294e42063ca22d36cd6 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/ng_netdev_eth/ng_netdev_eth.c
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/ng_netdev_eth/ng_netdev_eth.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ static uint8_t recv_buffer[NG_ETHERNET_MAX_LEN];
 static int _send_data(ng_netdev_t *netdev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt);
 static int _add_event_callback(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb);
 static int _rem_event_callback(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netdev_event_cb_t cb);
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len);
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len);
 static void _isr_event(ng_netdev_t *dev, uint32_t event_type);
 
 /* netdev driver struct */
@@ -227,22 +227,22 @@ static inline int _get_max_pkt_sz(uint16_t *value, size_t max_len)
     return sizeof(uint16_t);
 }
 
-static inline int _get_promiscousmode(ng_netdev_eth_t *netdev, ng_netopt_enable_t *value,
+static inline int _get_promiscousmode(ng_netdev_eth_t *netdev, netopt_enable_t *value,
                                       size_t max_len)
 {
-    if (max_len != sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t)) {
+    if (max_len != sizeof(netopt_enable_t)) {
         /* value buffer not big enough */
         return -EOVERFLOW;
     }
 
 
     dev_eth_t *dev = netdev->ethdev;
-    *value = (ng_netopt_enable_t)dev->driver->get_promiscous(dev);
+    *value = (netopt_enable_t)dev->driver->get_promiscous(dev);
 
-    return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+    return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 }
 
-static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
+static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     DEBUG("ng_netdev_eth: get ");
 
@@ -252,23 +252,23 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             DEBUG("address\n");
             return _get_addr((ng_netdev_eth_t *)dev, value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_ADDR_LEN:
             DEBUG("address length\n");
             return _get_addr_len(value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
+        case NETOPT_IPV6_IID:
             DEBUG("IPv6 IID\n");
             return _get_iid((ng_netdev_eth_t *)dev, value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
+        case NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE:
             DEBUG("maximum packet size\n");
             return _get_max_pkt_sz(value, max_len);
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             DEBUG("promiscous mode\n");
             return _get_promiscousmode((ng_netdev_eth_t *)dev, value, max_len);
 
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ static int _get(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 }
 
 /* individual option getters to be called by _get() */
-static inline int _set_promiscousmode(ng_netdev_eth_t *netdev, ng_netopt_enable_t *value,
+static inline int _set_promiscousmode(ng_netdev_eth_t *netdev, netopt_enable_t *value,
                                       size_t value_len)
 {
-    if (value_len != sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t)) {
+    if (value_len != sizeof(netopt_enable_t)) {
         /* value buffer not big enough */
         return -EOVERFLOW;
     }
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ static inline int _set_promiscousmode(ng_netdev_eth_t *netdev, ng_netopt_enable_
 
     dev->driver->set_promiscous(dev, (uint8_t)*value);
 
-    return sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t);
+    return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 }
 
-static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
+static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     DEBUG("ng_netdev_eth: set ");
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int _set(ng_netdev_t *dev, ng_netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t value_len
     }
 
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
+        case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             DEBUG("promiscous mode\n");
             return _set_promiscousmode((ng_netdev_eth_t *)dev, value, value_len);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/netif/ng_ipv6_netif.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/netif/ng_ipv6_netif.c
index d3bcbe194481297befe7edb2b53d01b52a6afa18..ee6dd10686a5e8622d9369c7d47339179756affc 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/netif/ng_ipv6_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/netif/ng_ipv6_netif.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void ng_ipv6_netif_init_by_dev(void)
 #ifdef MODULE_NG_SIXLOWPAN
         ng_nettype_t if_type = NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF;
 
-        if ((ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NG_NETOPT_PROTO, 0, &if_type,
+        if ((ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NETOPT_PROTO, 0, &if_type,
                            sizeof(if_type)) != -ENOTSUP) &&
             (if_type == NG_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)) {
             uint16_t src_len = 8;
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ void ng_ipv6_netif_init_by_dev(void)
             ipv6_ifs[i].flags |= NG_IPV6_NETIF_FLAGS_SIXLOWPAN;
             /* use EUI-64 (8-byte address) for IID generation and for sending
              * packets */
-            ng_netapi_set(ifs[i], NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &src_len,
+            ng_netapi_set(ifs[i], NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &src_len,
                           sizeof(src_len)); /* don't care for result */
 
-            if (ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NG_NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE,
+            if (ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NETOPT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE,
                               0, &max_frag_size, sizeof(max_frag_size)) < 0) {
                 /* if error we assume it works */
                 DEBUG("ipv6 netif: Can not get max packet size from interface %"
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void ng_ipv6_netif_init_by_dev(void)
         }
 #endif
 
-        if ((ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID, 0, &iid,
+        if ((ng_netapi_get(ifs[i], NETOPT_IPV6_IID, 0, &iid,
                            sizeof(eui64_t)) < 0)) {
             mutex_unlock(&ipv6_if->mutex);
             continue;
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ndp/ng_ndp.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ndp/ng_ndp.c
index 6fe425c4cd8b623a62762c8aab153e0e5e104abe..1a536638d057b8ce32259929738b9e07629e094b 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ndp/ng_ndp.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ndp/ng_ndp.c
@@ -640,17 +640,17 @@ static uint16_t _get_l2src(uint8_t *l2src, size_t l2src_size, kernel_pid_t iface
     const uint16_t max_short_len = 6;
 
     /* try getting source address */
-    if ((ng_netapi_get(iface, NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &l2src_len,
+    if ((ng_netapi_get(iface, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &l2src_len,
                        sizeof(l2src_len)) >= 0) &&
         (l2src_len > max_short_len)) {
         try_long = true;
     }
 
-    if (try_long && ((res = ng_netapi_get(iface, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, 0,
+    if (try_long && ((res = ng_netapi_get(iface, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, 0,
                                           l2src, l2src_size)) > max_short_len)) {
         l2src_len = (uint16_t)res;
     }
-    else if ((res = ng_netapi_get(iface, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS, 0, l2src,
+    else if ((res = ng_netapi_get(iface, NETOPT_ADDRESS, 0, l2src,
                                   l2src_size)) >= 0) {
         l2src_len = (uint16_t)res;
     }
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
index fde313efe91540f1caca71ae881d04c689d4fbbd..1431e70bc1a19a79c12c01f9edccda10184495d7 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ bool ng_sixlowpan_iphc_encode(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
             }
             else {
                 /* but take from driver otherwise */
-                ng_netapi_get(netif_hdr->if_pid, NG_NETOPT_IPV6_IID, 0, &iid,
+                ng_netapi_get(netif_hdr->if_pid, NETOPT_IPV6_IID, 0, &iid,
                               sizeof(eui64_t));
             }
 
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
index 94cf91e6312456e98556dffe60c3a7f1681a1518..9e687378aea42d003c2261265ee0b816e1f39f36 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "net/ng_ipv6/netif.h"
 #include "net/ng_netif.h"
 #include "net/ng_netapi.h"
-#include "net/ng_netopt.h"
+#include "net/netopt.h"
 #include "net/ng_pkt.h"
 #include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
 #include "net/ng_netif/hdr.h"
@@ -106,30 +106,30 @@ static void _del_usage(char *cmd_name)
            cmd_name);
 }
 
-static void _print_netopt(ng_netopt_t opt)
+static void _print_netopt(netopt_t opt)
 {
     switch (opt) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
             printf("(short) address");
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
+        case NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG:
             printf("long address");
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
+        case NETOPT_SRC_LEN:
             printf("source address length");
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL:
+        case NETOPT_CHANNEL:
             printf("channel");
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_NID:
+        case NETOPT_NID:
             printf("network identifier");
             break;
 
-        case NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER:
+        case NETOPT_TX_POWER:
             printf("TX power [in dBm]");
             break;
 
@@ -139,25 +139,25 @@ static void _print_netopt(ng_netopt_t opt)
     }
 }
 
-static void _print_netopt_state(ng_netopt_state_t state)
+static void _print_netopt_state(netopt_state_t state)
 {
     switch (state) {
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_OFF:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_OFF:
             printf("OFF");
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP:
             printf("SLEEP");
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_IDLE:
             printf("IDLE");
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_RX:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_RX:
             printf("RX");
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_TX:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_TX:
             printf("TX");
             break;
-        case NG_NETOPT_STATE_RESET:
+        case NETOPT_STATE_RESET:
             printf("RESET");
             break;
         default:
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
     uint16_t u16;
     int16_t i16;
     int res;
-    ng_netopt_state_t state;
-    ng_netopt_enable_t enable;
+    netopt_state_t state;
+    netopt_enable_t enable;
     bool linebreak = false;
 #ifdef MODULE_NG_IPV6_NETIF
     ng_ipv6_netif_t *entry = ng_ipv6_netif_get(dev);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
 
     printf("Iface %2d  ", dev);
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS, 0, hwaddr, sizeof(hwaddr));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS, 0, hwaddr, sizeof(hwaddr));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         char hwaddr_str[res * 3];
@@ -193,25 +193,25 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
         printf(" ");
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_CHANNEL, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         printf(" Channel: %" PRIu16 " ", u16);
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_NID, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_NID, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         printf(" NID: 0x%" PRIx16 " ", u16);
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER, 0, &i16, sizeof(i16));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_TX_POWER, 0, &i16, sizeof(i16));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         printf(" TX-Power: %" PRIi16 "dBm ", i16);
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_STATE, 0, &state, sizeof(state));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_STATE, 0, &state, sizeof(state));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         printf(" State: ");
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
 
     printf("\n           ");
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, 0, hwaddr, sizeof(hwaddr));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, 0, hwaddr, sizeof(hwaddr));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         char hwaddr_str[res * 3];
@@ -230,30 +230,30 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
         printf("\n           ");
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
 
-    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NG_NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
+    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("PROMISC  ");
         linebreak = true;
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_AUTOACK, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
 
-    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NG_NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
+    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("AUTOACK  ");
         linebreak = true;
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_PRELOADING, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
 
-    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NG_NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
+    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("PRELOAD  ");
         linebreak = true;
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_RAWMODE, 0, &enable, sizeof(enable));
 
-    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NG_NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
+    if ((res >= 0) && (enable == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("RAWMODE  ");
         linebreak = true;
     }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
         printf("\n           ");
     }
 
-    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
+    res = ng_netapi_get(dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &u16, sizeof(u16));
 
     if (res >= 0) {
         printf("Source address length: %" PRIu16 "\n           ", u16);
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static void _netif_list(kernel_pid_t dev)
     puts("");
 }
 
-static int _netif_set_u16(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *u16_str)
+static int _netif_set_u16(kernel_pid_t dev, netopt_t opt, char *u16_str)
 {
     unsigned int res;
     bool hex = false;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int _netif_set_u16(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *u16_str)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _netif_set_i16(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *i16_str)
+static int _netif_set_i16(kernel_pid_t dev, netopt_t opt, char *i16_str)
 {
     int16_t val = (int16_t)atoi(i16_str);
 
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ static int _netif_set_i16(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *i16_str)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _netif_set_flag(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt,
-                           ng_netopt_enable_t set)
+static int _netif_set_flag(kernel_pid_t dev, netopt_t opt,
+                           netopt_enable_t set)
 {
-    if (ng_netapi_set(dev, opt, 0, &set, sizeof(ng_netopt_enable_t)) < 0) {
+    if (ng_netapi_set(dev, opt, 0, &set, sizeof(netopt_enable_t)) < 0) {
         puts("error: unable to set option");
         return 1;
     }
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int _netif_set_flag(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _netif_set_addr(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *addr_str)
+static int _netif_set_addr(kernel_pid_t dev, netopt_t opt, char *addr_str)
 {
     uint8_t addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
     size_t addr_len = ng_netif_addr_from_str(addr, sizeof(addr), addr_str);
@@ -428,28 +428,28 @@ static int _netif_set_addr(kernel_pid_t dev, ng_netopt_t opt, char *addr_str)
 
 static int _netif_set_state(kernel_pid_t dev, char *state_str)
 {
-    ng_netopt_state_t state;
+    netopt_state_t state;
     if ((strcmp("off", state_str) == 0) || (strcmp("OFF", state_str) == 0)) {
-        state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_OFF;
+        state = NETOPT_STATE_OFF;
     }
     else if ((strcmp("sleep", state_str) == 0) ||
              (strcmp("SLEEP", state_str) == 0)) {
-        state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
+        state = NETOPT_STATE_SLEEP;
     }
     else if ((strcmp("idle", state_str) == 0) ||
              (strcmp("IDLE", state_str) == 0)) {
-        state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
+        state = NETOPT_STATE_IDLE;
     }
     else if ((strcmp("reset", state_str) == 0) ||
              (strcmp("RESET", state_str) == 0)) {
-        state = NG_NETOPT_STATE_RESET;
+        state = NETOPT_STATE_RESET;
     }
     else {
         puts("usage: ifconfig <if_id> set state [off|sleep|idle|reset]");
         return 1;
     }
-    if (ng_netapi_set(dev, NG_NETOPT_STATE, 0,
-                      &state, sizeof(ng_netopt_state_t)) < 0) {
+    if (ng_netapi_set(dev, NETOPT_STATE, 0,
+                      &state, sizeof(netopt_state_t)) < 0) {
         printf("error: unable to set state to ");
         _print_netopt_state(state);
         puts("");
@@ -465,23 +465,23 @@ static int _netif_set_state(kernel_pid_t dev, char *state_str)
 static int _netif_set(char *cmd_name, kernel_pid_t dev, char *key, char *value)
 {
     if ((strcmp("addr", key) == 0) || (strcmp("addr_short", key) == 0)) {
-        return _netif_set_addr(dev, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS, value);
+        return _netif_set_addr(dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS, value);
     }
     else if (strcmp("addr_long", key) == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_addr(dev, NG_NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, value);
+        return _netif_set_addr(dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG, value);
     }
     else if ((strcmp("channel", key) == 0) || (strcmp("chan", key) == 0)) {
-        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NG_NETOPT_CHANNEL, value);
+        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NETOPT_CHANNEL, value);
     }
     else if ((strcmp("nid", key) == 0) || (strcmp("pan", key) == 0) ||
              (strcmp("pan_id", key) == 0)) {
-        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NG_NETOPT_NID, value);
+        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NETOPT_NID, value);
     }
     else if (strcmp("power", key) == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_i16(dev, NG_NETOPT_TX_POWER, value);
+        return _netif_set_i16(dev, NETOPT_TX_POWER, value);
     }
     else if (strcmp("src_len", key) == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NG_NETOPT_SRC_LEN, value);
+        return _netif_set_u16(dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, value);
     }
     else if (strcmp("state", key) == 0) {
         return _netif_set_state(dev, value);
@@ -493,24 +493,24 @@ static int _netif_set(char *cmd_name, kernel_pid_t dev, char *key, char *value)
 
 static int _netif_flag(char *cmd, kernel_pid_t dev, char *flag)
 {
-    ng_netopt_enable_t set = NG_NETOPT_ENABLE;
+    netopt_enable_t set = NETOPT_ENABLE;
 
     if (flag[0] == '-') {
-        set = NG_NETOPT_DISABLE;
+        set = NETOPT_DISABLE;
         flag++;
     }
 
     if (strcmp(flag, "promisc") == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NG_NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE, set);
+        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE, set);
     }
     else if (strcmp(flag, "preload") == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NG_NETOPT_PRELOADING, set);
+        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NETOPT_PRELOADING, set);
     }
     else if (strcmp(flag, "autoack") == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NG_NETOPT_AUTOACK, set);
+        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NETOPT_AUTOACK, set);
     }
     else if (strcmp(flag, "raw") == 0) {
-        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NG_NETOPT_RAWMODE, set);
+        return _netif_set_flag(dev, NETOPT_RAWMODE, set);
     }
     else if (strcmp(flag, "6lo") == 0) {
 #ifdef MODULE_NG_IPV6_NETIF