In the factory default configuration, the Deep Edge routing table contains a single static default route. Add routing information to the routing table by defining additional static routes. The table may include several different routes to the same destination—the IP addresses of the next-hop router specified in those routes or the Deep Edge interfaces associated with those routes may vary.

Deep Edge evaluates the information in the routing table and selects the best route to a destination, typically the shortest distance between the Deep Edge unit and the closest next-hop router. In some cases, a longer route is selected if the best route is unavailable. Deep Edge installs the best available routes in the unit’s forwarding table, which is a subset of the unit’s routing table. Packets are forwarded according to the information in the forwarding table.