Routed’s Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) delivers an effective model for organisations that wish to reduce complexity, improve control and ensure data sovereignty – while still maintaining high levels of performance and flexibility.
Not only does it enable companies to simplify infrastructure management, reduce operational overheads and ensure greater agility in adapting to technical and architectural demands, Routed’s VPC also offers a wide range of network topologies for connecting into and out of the platform.
This flexibility is a key differentiator as customers are not forced into a one-size-fits-all model. Routed supports a range of networking configurations that allow clients to integrate their environments based on security posture, compliance requirements, operational design, or preferred architecture.
Whether clients are looking to simplify their setup by using Routed’s built-in internet breakout, maintain routing consistency by bringing their own virtual routers, or extend existing MPLS and WAN environments directly into the cloud, the platform is built to support these use cases natively.
Routed also enables seamless physical connectivity through Teraco cross connects and remains fully ISP-neutral, allowing clients to choose their preferred internet provider. This design philosophy ensures that Routed’s Private Cloud can easily adapt to enterprise network complexity without forcing reconfiguration, compromising control, or introducing unnecessary cost or risk.
Customers choose the architecture that suits their environment, and Routed supports them with the flexibility and expertise to make it work.
Use Cases
1. Using Routed’s internet
For clients who want a simple, efficient way to connect, Routed offers built-in internet breakout via its Edge Gateway. This multi-functional virtual device acts as the NAT boundary and internet exchange point, making it easy to get up and running without needing to supply or configure their own router. Routed has configured multi-site network redundancy to ensure high availability of our internet.
Clients can spin up multiple isolated Layer 2 networks, all securely managed behind the Edge Gateway. Because the gateway is fully integrated into the platform and pre-configured, there’s no need for custom setup — core network services like NAT, firewall, DHCP, routing, and VPN are already in place and ready to use.
- Ideal for: Businesses without complex networking requirements and SMBs
- Features: Edge Gateway includes NAT, firewall, DHCP, routing, IPsec/L2 VPN
- Key point: All routing is done virtually via Routed’s pre-configured gateway, integrated into the portal
- Benefit: Enterprise-grade network services without the need for additional hardware or configuration
2. Bring Your Own Virtual Router (BYOVR)
Routed allows clients to bring their own virtual routers into the environment. This model gives organisations the freedom to use their own ISP and maintain their preferred routing architecture within Routed’s cloud.
Clients can deploy a CHR or similar virtual appliance to establish full control over how traffic is routed, integrated, and secured. This approach is ideal for businesses with established routing protocols, network interfaces, or security models they want to maintain, especially when replicating internal standards across environments.
- Ideal for: ISPs, MSPs, and enterprises with centralised network teams or custom routing standards
- Features: Client-managed virtual router (e.g. CHR) with Teraco peering capability
- Key point: Routed enables full network control without forcing a predefined internet breakout
- Benefit: Maintains architectural consistency while leveraging Routed’s infrastructure and compute platform
3. Use Your Own Routing Domain
For clients operating large MPLS or WAN environments, Routed allows its Virtual Private Cloud to be treated as just another site on the client’s network. The Routed platform integrates with the client’s existing routing domain, enabling seamless extension without requiring any changes to internal routing or IP schema.
This approach avoids the risks associated with shared routing domains, such as routing conflicts or security vulnerabilities introduced by overlapping address spaces. Clients retain full control over their own routing, segmentation, and network posture, while still benefiting from Routed’s infrastructure and services, including the Edge Gateway for firewalling and additional routing control if needed.
- Ideal for: Enterprises with MPLS, WAN, or tightly controlled internal routing domains
- Features: Routed appears as an extension of the client’s network, with optional Edge Gateway services
- Key point: Routed supports full routing separation to preserve control and avoid conflicts
- Benefit: Integrate Routed into your environment without compromising your existing network architecture
4. Combine Routed’s Internet with Your Corporate Network
Some clients operate corporate networks built on MPLS, connecting branches and data centres across regions. For those needing to maintain that internal connectivity while also accessing external internet services, Routed supports a hybrid setup that combines both.
Using dedicated Provider Gateways, clients can integrate their corporate MPLS network and simultaneously consume Routed’s shared internet breakout. This allows different traffic types, internal and external, to follow separate, optimised paths, all while maintaining security and performance standards. Routed provisions a dedicated Tier 0 to facilitate this blend of routing without overlap or complexity.
- Ideal for: Enterprises needing both internet access and MPLS connectivity within the same environment
- Features: Provider Gateways, dual uplinks, Tier 0 segmentation
- Key point: Routed enables parallel routing for WAN and internet through a single virtual infrastructure
- Benefit: Combines control and flexibility without forcing a compromise between internal and external routing needs
5. Bring Your Own Network (BYON)
For clients already located within Teraco, Routed enables a direct physical connection into the cloud via Teraco cross connects. This allows the client’s existing network, including all its routing, segmentation, and security policies, to be stretched directly into Routed’s Virtual Private Cloud without the need for redesign or reconfiguration.
Rather than adjusting to a new environment, clients can maintain their existing topologies and treat Routed’s cloud as an extension of their own Layer 2 domain. This is particularly valuable for ISPs and enterprises that have already invested in detailed network architecture and want to retain full control.
- Ideal for: ISPs, telcos, or enterprises with existing presence in Teraco and mature internal network structures
- Features: Layer 2 extension via physical cross connect into Routed’s VPC
- Key point: Clients connect directly from their own rack into Routed’s platform with no need to rework policies
- Benefit: Seamless cloud extension that maintains existing network and security architecture
Routed’s networking flexibility is backed by the same engineering expertise that underpins the rest of its cloud platform. Clients can expect responsive support, deep technical understanding, and a service-led approach that makes even complex networking setups straightforward to manage and scale.
