Routable Subnets Business Use Cases

This table illustrates some sample business use cases of the Routable Subnets feature.

Use Case	Explanation
Branch Resource Access	A company with multiple branch offices wants employees to access shared resources (like file servers or printers) across different subnets. Routable subnets allow traffic to be routed efficiently between branches without merging networks. Devices remain in their own subnet but can still reach/communicate with each other (instead of collapsing everything into a single network). → This ensures seamless access to these shared resources while maintaining subnet isolation for better security, organization, troubleshooting and performance.
Optimized Data Center Connectivity	Businesses with on-premise data centers or cloud-hosted servers may host applications on dedicated subnets. Routable subnets allow LAN devices (e.g., user PC, printers) to reach these servers directly via the next-hop IP, minimizing unnecessary network hops. → This helps reduce latency and improve performance.

Use Case

Explanation

Branch Resource Access

A company with multiple branch offices wants employees to access shared resources (like file servers or printers) across different subnets.

Routable subnets allow traffic to be routed efficiently between branches without merging networks. Devices remain in their own subnet but can still reach/communicate with each other (instead of collapsing everything into a single network).

→ This ensures seamless access to these shared resources while maintaining subnet isolation for better security, organization, troubleshooting and performance.

Optimized Data Center Connectivity

Businesses with on-premise data centers or cloud-hosted servers may host applications on dedicated subnets.

Routable subnets allow LAN devices (e.g., user PC, printers) to reach these servers directly via the next-hop IP, minimizing unnecessary network hops.

→ This helps reduce latency and improve performance.