A device and method for a switch to operate as an intermediate node in a Time Sensitive Network (TSN) are provided. The switch transmits a frame at a time if it is the right frame to be transmitted at the time according to a configuration stored by the switch. The switch does not transmit the frame at the time if it is not the right frame to be sent at the time according to the configuration. Further, a device and method for scheduling transmission of a data packet from a talker node to a listener node are provided, including sending a configuration to each switch of a subset of switches in the network comprising information on the flow and a timing when it is to be output from the switch.