diff --git a/src/detail/face-impl.hpp b/src/detail/face-impl.hpp
index 027ae26..09c481a 100644
--- a/src/detail/face-impl.hpp
+++ b/src/detail/face-impl.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "../face.hpp"
 #include "container-with-on-empty-signal.hpp"
+#include "lp-field-tag.hpp"
 #include "pending-interest.hpp"
 #include "registered-prefix.hpp"
 #include "../lp/packet.hpp"
@@ -53,15 +54,14 @@
 
 namespace ndn {
 
-/**
- * @brief implementation detail of Face
+/** @brief implementation detail of Face
  */
 class Face::Impl : noncopyable
 {
 public:
-  typedef ContainerWithOnEmptySignal<shared_ptr<PendingInterest>> PendingInterestTable;
-  typedef std::list<shared_ptr<InterestFilterRecord>> InterestFilterTable;
-  typedef ContainerWithOnEmptySignal<shared_ptr<RegisteredPrefix>> RegisteredPrefixTable;
+  using PendingInterestTable = ContainerWithOnEmptySignal<shared_ptr<PendingInterest>>;
+  using InterestFilterTable = std::list<shared_ptr<InterestFilterRecord>>;
+  using RegisteredPrefixTable = ContainerWithOnEmptySignal<shared_ptr<RegisteredPrefix>>;
 
   explicit
   Impl(Face& face)
@@ -94,22 +94,12 @@
       interest, afterSatisfied, afterNacked, afterTimeout, ref(m_scheduler))).first;
     (*entry)->setDeleter([this, entry] { m_pendingInterestTable.erase(entry); });
 
-    lp::Packet packet;
+    lp::Packet lpPacket;
+    addFieldFromTag<lp::NextHopFaceIdField, lp::NextHopFaceIdTag>(lpPacket, *interest);
+    addFieldFromTag<lp::CongestionMarkField, lp::CongestionMarkTag>(lpPacket, *interest);
 
-    shared_ptr<lp::NextHopFaceIdTag> nextHopFaceIdTag = interest->getTag<lp::NextHopFaceIdTag>();
-    if (nextHopFaceIdTag != nullptr) {
-      packet.add<lp::NextHopFaceIdField>(*nextHopFaceIdTag);
-    }
-
-    shared_ptr<lp::CongestionMarkTag> congestionMarkTag = interest->getTag<lp::CongestionMarkTag>();
-    if (congestionMarkTag != nullptr) {
-      packet.add<lp::CongestionMarkField>(*congestionMarkTag);
-    }
-
-    packet.add<lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(interest->wireEncode().begin(),
-                                                 interest->wireEncode().end()));
-
-    m_face.m_transport->send(packet.wireEncode());
+    m_face.m_transport->send(finishEncoding(std::move(lpPacket), interest->wireEncode(),
+                                            'I', interest->getName()));
   }
 
   void
@@ -189,10 +179,30 @@
   }
 
   void
-  asyncSend(const Block& wire)
+  asyncPutData(const Data& data)
   {
     this->ensureConnected(true);
-    m_face.m_transport->send(wire);
+
+    lp::Packet lpPacket;
+    addFieldFromTag<lp::CachePolicyField, lp::CachePolicyTag>(lpPacket, data);
+    addFieldFromTag<lp::CongestionMarkField, lp::CongestionMarkTag>(lpPacket, data);
+
+    m_face.m_transport->send(finishEncoding(std::move(lpPacket), data.wireEncode(),
+                                            'D', data.getName()));
+  }
+
+  void
+  asyncPutNack(const lp::Nack& nack)
+  {
+    this->ensureConnected(true);
+
+    lp::Packet lpPacket;
+    lpPacket.add<lp::NackField>(nack.getHeader());
+    addFieldFromTag<lp::CongestionMarkField, lp::CongestionMarkTag>(lpPacket, nack);
+
+    const Interest& interest = nack.getInterest();
+    m_face.m_transport->send(finishEncoding(std::move(lpPacket), interest.wireEncode(),
+                                            'N', interest.getName()));
   }
 
 public: // prefix registration
@@ -315,6 +325,30 @@
   }
 
 private:
+  /** @brief Finish packet encoding
+   *  @param lpPacket NDNLP packet without FragmentField
+   *  @param wire wire encoding of Interest or Data
+   *  @param pktType packet type, 'I' for Interest, 'D' for Data, 'N' for Nack
+   *  @param name packet name
+   *  @return wire encoding of either NDNLP or bare network packet
+   *  @throw Face::OversizedPacketError wire encoding exceeds limit
+   */
+  Block
+  finishEncoding(lp::Packet&& lpPacket, Block wire, char pktType, const Name& name)
+  {
+    if (!lpPacket.empty()) {
+      lpPacket.add<lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(wire.begin(), wire.end()));
+      wire = lpPacket.wireEncode();
+    }
+
+    if (wire.size() > MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE) {
+      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Face::OversizedPacketError(pktType, name, wire.size()));
+    }
+
+    return wire;
+  }
+
+private:
   Face& m_face;
   util::Scheduler m_scheduler;
   util::scheduler::ScopedEventId m_processEventsTimeoutEvent;
diff --git a/src/detail/lp-field-tag.hpp b/src/detail/lp-field-tag.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8b2aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detail/lp-field-tag.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_DETAIL_LP_FIELD_TAG_HPP
+#define NDN_DETAIL_LP_FIELD_TAG_HPP
+
+#include "../lp/packet.hpp"
+#include "../lp/tags.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+template<typename Field, typename Tag, typename Packet>
+void
+addFieldFromTag(lp::Packet& lpPacket, const Packet& packet)
+{
+  shared_ptr<Tag> tag = static_cast<const TagHost&>(packet).getTag<Tag>();
+  if (tag != nullptr) {
+    lpPacket.add<Field>(*tag);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_DETAIL_LP_FIELD_TAG_HPP
diff --git a/src/face.cpp b/src/face.cpp
index 1add5db..8e59ce9 100644
--- a/src/face.cpp
+++ b/src/face.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 
 // NDN_LOG_INIT(ndn.Face) is declared in face-impl.hpp
 
-// A callback scheduled through io.post and io.dispatch may be invoked after the face
-// is destructed. To prevent this situation, these macros captures Face::m_impl as weak_ptr,
-// and skips callback execution if the face has been destructed.
+// A callback scheduled through io.post and io.dispatch may be invoked after the face is destructed.
+// To prevent this situation, use these macros to capture Face::m_impl as weak_ptr and skip callback
+// execution if the face has been destructed.
 #define IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL(OP) \
   { \
     weak_ptr<Impl> implWeak(m_impl); \
@@ -46,53 +46,63 @@
 
 namespace ndn {
 
+Face::OversizedPacketError::OversizedPacketError(char pktType, const Name& name, size_t wireSize)
+  : Error((pktType == 'I' ? "Interest " : pktType == 'D' ? "Data " : "Nack ") +
+          name.toUri() + " encodes into " + to_string(wireSize) + " octets, "
+          "exceeding the implementation limit of " + to_string(MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE) + " octets")
+  , pktType(pktType)
+  , name(name)
+  , wireSize(wireSize)
+{
+}
+
 Face::Face(shared_ptr<Transport> transport)
-  : m_internalIoService(new boost::asio::io_service())
+  : m_internalIoService(make_unique<boost::asio::io_service>())
   , m_ioService(*m_internalIoService)
-  , m_internalKeyChain(new KeyChain())
+  , m_internalKeyChain(make_unique<KeyChain>())
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
-  construct(transport, *m_internalKeyChain);
+  construct(std::move(transport), *m_internalKeyChain);
 }
 
 Face::Face(boost::asio::io_service& ioService)
   : m_ioService(ioService)
-  , m_internalKeyChain(new KeyChain())
+  , m_internalKeyChain(make_unique<KeyChain>())
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
   construct(nullptr, *m_internalKeyChain);
 }
 
 Face::Face(const std::string& host, const std::string& port)
-  : m_internalIoService(new boost::asio::io_service())
+  : m_internalIoService(make_unique<boost::asio::io_service>())
   , m_ioService(*m_internalIoService)
-  , m_internalKeyChain(new KeyChain())
+  , m_internalKeyChain(make_unique<KeyChain>())
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
   construct(make_shared<TcpTransport>(host, port), *m_internalKeyChain);
 }
 
 Face::Face(shared_ptr<Transport> transport, KeyChain& keyChain)
-  : m_internalIoService(new boost::asio::io_service())
+  : m_internalIoService(make_unique<boost::asio::io_service>())
   , m_ioService(*m_internalIoService)
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
-  construct(transport, keyChain);
+  construct(std::move(transport), keyChain);
 }
 
 Face::Face(shared_ptr<Transport> transport, boost::asio::io_service& ioService)
   : m_ioService(ioService)
-  , m_internalKeyChain(new KeyChain())
+  , m_internalKeyChain(make_unique<KeyChain>())
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
-  construct(transport, *m_internalKeyChain);
+  construct(std::move(transport), *m_internalKeyChain);
 }
 
 Face::Face(shared_ptr<Transport> transport, boost::asio::io_service& ioService, KeyChain& keyChain)
   : m_ioService(ioService)
   , m_impl(make_shared<Impl>(*this))
 {
-  construct(transport, keyChain);
+  construct(std::move(transport), keyChain);
 }
 
 shared_ptr<Transport>
@@ -147,9 +157,9 @@
     transport = makeDefaultTransport();
   }
   BOOST_ASSERT(transport != nullptr);
-  m_transport = transport;
+  m_transport = std::move(transport);
 
-  m_nfdController.reset(new nfd::Controller(*this, keyChain));
+  m_nfdController = make_unique<nfd::Controller>(*this, keyChain);
 
   IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL(post) {
     impl->ensureConnected(false);
@@ -170,20 +180,15 @@
                       const NackCallback& afterNacked,
                       const TimeoutCallback& afterTimeout)
 {
-  shared_ptr<Interest> interestToExpress = make_shared<Interest>(interest);
+  shared_ptr<Interest> interest2 = make_shared<Interest>(interest);
+  interest2->getNonce();
+  NDN_LOG_DEBUG("<I " << *interest2);
 
-  // Use `interestToExpress` to avoid wire format creation for the original Interest
-  if (interestToExpress->wireEncode().size() > MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE) {
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Interest size exceeds maximum limit"));
-  }
-  NDN_LOG_DEBUG("<I " << *interestToExpress); // interestToExpress is guaranteed to have nonce
-
-  // If the same ioService thread, dispatch directly calls the method
   IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL(dispatch) {
-    impl->asyncExpressInterest(interestToExpress, afterSatisfied, afterNacked, afterTimeout);
+    impl->asyncExpressInterest(interest2, afterSatisfied, afterNacked, afterTimeout);
   } IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL_END
 
-  return reinterpret_cast<const PendingInterestId*>(interestToExpress.get());
+  return reinterpret_cast<const PendingInterestId*>(interest2.get());
 }
 
 void
@@ -209,60 +214,20 @@
 }
 
 void
-Face::put(const Data& data)
+Face::put(Data data)
 {
-  Block wire = data.wireEncode();
-
-  lp::Packet packet;
-  bool hasLpFields = false;
-
-  shared_ptr<lp::CachePolicyTag> cachePolicyTag = data.getTag<lp::CachePolicyTag>();
-  if (cachePolicyTag != nullptr) {
-    packet.add<lp::CachePolicyField>(*cachePolicyTag);
-    hasLpFields = true;
-  }
-
-  shared_ptr<lp::CongestionMarkTag> congestionMarkTag = data.getTag<lp::CongestionMarkTag>();
-  if (congestionMarkTag != nullptr) {
-    packet.add<lp::CongestionMarkField>(*congestionMarkTag);
-    hasLpFields = true;
-  }
-
-  if (hasLpFields) {
-    packet.add<lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(wire.begin(), wire.end()));
-    wire = packet.wireEncode();
-  }
-
-  if (wire.size() > MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE)
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Data size exceeds maximum limit"));
-
   NDN_LOG_DEBUG("<D " << data.getName());
   IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL(dispatch) {
-    impl->asyncSend(wire);
+    impl->asyncPutData(data);
   } IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL_END
 }
 
 void
-Face::put(const lp::Nack& nack)
+Face::put(lp::Nack nack)
 {
-  lp::Packet packet;
-  packet.add<lp::NackField>(nack.getHeader());
-  const Block& interestWire = nack.getInterest().wireEncode();
-  packet.add<lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(interestWire.begin(), interestWire.end()));
-
-  shared_ptr<lp::CongestionMarkTag> congestionMarkTag = nack.getTag<lp::CongestionMarkTag>();
-  if (congestionMarkTag != nullptr) {
-    packet.add<lp::CongestionMarkField>(*congestionMarkTag);
-  }
-
-  Block wire = packet.wireEncode();
-
-  if (wire.size() > MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE)
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Nack size exceeds maximum limit"));
-
   NDN_LOG_DEBUG("<N " << nack.getInterest() << '~' << nack.getHeader().getReason());
   IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL(dispatch) {
-    impl->asyncSend(wire);
+    impl->asyncPutNack(nack);
   } IO_CAPTURE_WEAK_IMPL_END
 }
 
diff --git a/src/face.hpp b/src/face.hpp
index b375e93..236b296 100644
--- a/src/face.hpp
+++ b/src/face.hpp
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@
 #ifndef NDN_FACE_HPP
 #define NDN_FACE_HPP
 
-#include "common.hpp"
-
+#include "data.hpp"
 #include "name.hpp"
 #include "interest.hpp"
 #include "interest-filter.hpp"
-#include "data.hpp"
 #include "encoding/nfd-constants.hpp"
 #include "lp/nack.hpp"
-#include "security/signing-info.hpp"
 #include "security/key-chain.hpp"
+#include "security/signing-info.hpp"
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace asio {
@@ -107,6 +105,26 @@
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Exception thrown when attempting to send a packet over size limit
+   */
+  class OversizedPacketError : public Error
+  {
+  public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     * @param pktType packet type, 'I' for Interest, 'D' for Data, 'N' for Nack
+     * @param name packet name
+     * @param wireSize wire encoding size
+     */
+    OversizedPacketError(char pktType, const Name& name, size_t wireSize);
+
+  public:
+    const char pktType;
+    const Name name;
+    const size_t wireSize;
+  };
+
 public: // constructors
   /**
    * @brief Create Face using given transport (or default transport if omitted)
@@ -115,7 +133,7 @@
    *                  determined from a FaceUri in NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT environ,
    *                  a FaceUri in configuration file 'transport' key, or UnixTransport.
    *
-   * @throw ConfigFile::Error if @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
+   * @throw ConfigFile::Error @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
    *                          parsed or specifies an unsupported protocol
    * @note shared_ptr is passed by value because ownership is shared with this class
    */
@@ -170,7 +188,7 @@
    *
    * @sa Face(shared_ptr<Transport>)
    *
-   * @throw ConfigFile::Error if @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
+   * @throw ConfigFile::Error @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
    *                          parsed or specifies an unsupported protocol
    * @note shared_ptr is passed by value because ownership is shared with this class
    */
@@ -185,7 +203,7 @@
    * @sa Face(boost::asio::io_service&)
    * @sa Face(shared_ptr<Transport>)
    *
-   * @throw ConfigFile::Error if @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
+   * @throw ConfigFile::Error @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
    *                          parsed or specifies an unsupported protocol
    * @note shared_ptr is passed by value because ownership is shared with this class
    */
@@ -201,7 +219,7 @@
    * @sa Face(boost::asio::io_service&)
    * @sa Face(shared_ptr<Transport>, KeyChain&)
    *
-   * @throw ConfigFile::Error if @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
+   * @throw ConfigFile::Error @p transport is nullptr, and the configuration file cannot be
    *                          parsed or specifies an unsupported protocol
    * @note shared_ptr is passed by value because ownership is shared with this class
    */
@@ -219,6 +237,7 @@
    * @param afterNacked function to be invoked if Network NACK is returned
    * @param afterTimeout function to be invoked if neither Data nor Network NACK
    *                     is returned within InterestLifetime
+   * @throw OversizedPacketError encoded Interest size exceeds MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE
    */
   const PendingInterestId*
   expressInterest(const Interest& interest,
@@ -387,29 +406,27 @@
                    const UnregisterPrefixSuccessCallback& onSuccess,
                    const UnregisterPrefixFailureCallback& onFailure);
 
-   /**
+  /**
    * @brief Publish data packet
+   * @param data the Data; a copy will be made, so that the caller is not required to
+   *             maintain the argument unchanged
    *
-   * This method can be called to satisfy the incoming Interest or to put Data packet into
-   * the cache of the local NDN forwarder.
+   * This method can be called to satisfy incoming Interests, or to add Data packet into the cache
+   * of the local NDN forwarder if forwarder is configured to accept unsolicited Data.
    *
-   * @param data Data packet to publish.  It is highly recommended to use Data packet that
-   *             was created using make_shared<Data>(...).  Otherwise, put() will make an
-   *             extra copy of the Data packet to ensure validity of published Data until
-   *             asynchronous put() operation finishes.
-   *
-   * @throw Error when Data size exceeds maximum limit (MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE)
+   * @throw OversizedPacketError encoded Data size exceeds MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE
    */
   void
-  put(const Data& data);
+  put(Data data);
 
   /**
-   * @brief sends a Network NACK
+   * @brief Send a network NACK
    * @param nack the Nack; a copy will be made, so that the caller is not required to
    *             maintain the argument unchanged
+   * @throw OversizedPacketError encoded Nack size exceeds MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE
    */
   void
-  put(const lp::Nack& nack);
+  put(lp::Nack nack);
 
 public: // IO routine
   /**
@@ -429,9 +446,11 @@
    * @param keepThread  Keep thread in a blocked state (in event processing), even when
    *                    there are no outstanding events (e.g., no Interest/Data is expected)
    *
-   * @throw This may throw an exception for reading data or in the callback for processing
+   * @note This may throw an exception for reading data or in the callback for processing
    * the data.  If you call this from an main event loop, you may want to catch and
    * log/disregard all exceptions.
+   *
+   * @throw OversizedPacketError encoded packet size exceeds MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE
    */
   void
   processEvents(time::milliseconds timeout = time::milliseconds::zero(),
diff --git a/src/lp/packet.hpp b/src/lp/packet.hpp
index b2e003e..eb30485 100644
--- a/src/lp/packet.hpp
+++ b/src/lp/packet.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
+/*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@
   void
   wireDecode(const Block& wire);
 
+  /**
+   * \retval true packet has no field
+   * \retval false packet has one or more fields
+   */
+  bool
+  empty() const
+  {
+    return m_wire.elements_size() == 0;
+  }
+
 public: // field access
   /**
    * \return true if FIELD occurs one or more times
diff --git a/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp b/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
index 24b05a3..57a43b7 100644
--- a/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
+++ b/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "dummy-client-face.hpp"
+#include "../detail/lp-field-tag.hpp"
 #include "../lp/packet.hpp"
 #include "../lp/tags.hpp"
 #include "../mgmt/nfd/controller.hpp"
@@ -217,16 +218,6 @@
   });
 }
 
-template<typename Field, typename Tag, typename Packet>
-static void
-addFieldFromTag(lp::Packet& lpPacket, const Packet& packet)
-{
-  shared_ptr<Tag> tag = static_cast<const TagHost&>(packet).getTag<Tag>();
-  if (tag != nullptr) {
-    lpPacket.add<Field>(*tag);
-  }
-}
-
 void
 DummyClientFace::receive(const Interest& interest)
 {
diff --git a/tests/integrated/face.cpp b/tests/integrated/face.cpp
index 038b499..cf7c872 100644
--- a/tests/integrated/face.cpp
+++ b/tests/integrated/face.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onNack, this),
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
-
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
-
+  face.processEvents();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nData, 1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nNacks, 0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nTimeouts, 0);
@@ -162,25 +160,29 @@
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onData, this),
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onNack, this),
                        bind(&FacesFixture::onTimeout, this));
+  face.processEvents();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nData, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nNacks, 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nTimeouts, 1);
 
   Name veryLongName;
   for (size_t i = 0; i <= MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE / 10; i++) {
     veryLongName.append("0123456789");
   }
 
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(face.expressInterest(Interest(veryLongName), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr),
-                    Face::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(do {
+    face.expressInterest(Interest(veryLongName), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+    face.processEvents();
+  } while (false), Face::OversizedPacketError);
 
   shared_ptr<Data> data = make_shared<Data>(veryLongName);
   data->setContent(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>("01234567890"), 10);
   m_keyChain.sign(*data);
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(face.put(*data), Face::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(do {
+    face.put(*data);
+    face.processEvents();
+  } while (false), Face::OversizedPacketError);
 
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face.processEvents());
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nData, 1);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nNacks, 0);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nTimeouts, 1);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Tcp)
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/lp/packet.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/lp/packet.t.cpp
index c173ed2..8d4e78d 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/lp/packet.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/lp/packet.t.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
+/*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
@@ -34,24 +34,30 @@
 {
   Packet packet;
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(packet.empty());
   BOOST_CHECK(!packet.has<FragIndexField>());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, packet.count<FragIndexField>());
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(packet.set<FragIndexField>(1234));
+
+  packet.set<FragIndexField>(1234);
+  BOOST_CHECK(!packet.empty());
   BOOST_CHECK(packet.has<FragIndexField>());
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(packet.add<FragIndexField>(5678), std::length_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(1, packet.count<FragIndexField>());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(1234, packet.get<FragIndexField>(0));
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(packet.get<FragIndexField>(1), std::out_of_range);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(packet.remove<FragIndexField>(1), std::out_of_range);
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(packet.remove<FragIndexField>(0));
+
+  packet.remove<FragIndexField>(0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, packet.count<FragIndexField>());
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(packet.add<FragIndexField>(832));
-  std::vector<uint64_t> fragIndexes;
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(fragIndexes = packet.list<FragIndexField>());
+
+  packet.add<FragIndexField>(832);
+  std::vector<uint64_t> fragIndexes = packet.list<FragIndexField>();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(1, fragIndexes.size());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(832, fragIndexes.at(0));
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(packet.clear<FragIndexField>());
+
+  packet.clear<FragIndexField>();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, packet.count<FragIndexField>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(packet.empty());
 }
 
 /// \todo test field access methods with a REPEATABLE field