diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/ClientConnection.Routes.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/ClientConnection.Routes.cs
index 9eee451..530c2b1 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/ClientConnection.Routes.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/ClientConnection.Routes.cs
@@ -449,4 +449,38 @@ public sealed partial class ClientConnection
         if (buf.Length > 0)
             EnqueueProto(buf);
     }
+
+    internal bool ImportFilter(string subject) => CanImport(subject);
+
+    internal bool IsSolicitedRoute() => Route?.DidSolicit == true;
+
+    internal Exception? ProcessRouteConnect(byte[] arg)
+    {
+        if (arg is not { Length: > 0 })
+            return new FormatException("processRouteConnect parse error");
+
+        ConnectInfo? info;
+        try
+        {
+            info = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ConnectInfo>(arg);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return ex;
+        }
+
+        if (info is null)
+            return new FormatException("processRouteConnect missing CONNECT payload");
+
+        lock (_mu)
+        {
+            Opts.Name = info.Name;
+            Opts.Headers = info.Headers;
+            Route ??= new Route();
+            Route.Lnoc = info.Lnoc;
+            Route.Lnocu = info.Lnocu;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Routes.Connections.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Routes.Connections.cs
index e5654ae..d72caec 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Routes.Connections.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Routes.Connections.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,234 @@
 // Copyright 2012-2026 The NATS Authors
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Linq;
+
 namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server;
 
 public sealed partial class NatsServer
 {
+    internal byte[] GenerateRouteInitialInfoJSON(string accName, string compression, int poolIdx, byte gossipMode)
+    {
+        var info = _routeInfo.ShallowClone();
+        Span<byte> nonce = stackalloc byte[16];
+        RandomNumberGenerator.Fill(nonce);
+        info.Nonce = Convert.ToBase64String(nonce);
+        info.RouteAccount = string.IsNullOrEmpty(accName) ? null : accName;
+        info.RoutePoolIdx = poolIdx;
+        info.GossipMode = gossipMode;
+        info.Compression = CompressionModeForInfoProtocol(GetOpts().Cluster.Compression, compression);
+        return GenerateInfoJson(info);
+    }
+
+    internal bool AddRoute(ClientConnection route, bool didSolicit, bool sendDelayedInfo, byte gossipMode, ServerInfo info, string accName)
+    {
+        _mu.EnterWriteLock();
+        try
+        {
+            route.Route ??= new Route();
+            route.Route.RemoteId = info.Id;
+            route.Route.DidSolicit = didSolicit;
+            route.Route.RemoteName = info.Name;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(accName))
+                route.Route.AccName = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(accName);
+
+            if (!_routes.TryGetValue(info.Id, out var pool))
+            {
+                pool = [];
+                _routes[info.Id] = pool;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                foreach (var existing in pool.ToArray())
+                {
+                    if (!RouteHandler.HandleDuplicateRoute(existing, route))
+                        return false;
+                    pool.Remove(existing);
+                }
+            }
+
+            route.Route.PoolIdx = pool.Count;
+            pool.Add(route);
+
+            if (sendDelayedInfo)
+                route.EnqueueProto(GenerateRouteInitialInfoJSON(accName, info.Compression ?? string.Empty, route.Route.PoolIdx, gossipMode));
+
+            ForwardNewRouteInfoToKnownServers(info, didSolicit ? RouteType.Explicit : RouteType.Implicit, didSolicit, gossipMode);
+            return true;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitWriteLock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal Exception? StartRouteAcceptLoop()
+    {
+        if (_routeListener == null)
+            return null;
+
+        if (!StartGoRoutine(() => Noticef("Route accept loop started")))
+            return new InvalidOperationException("unable to start route accept loop");
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    internal Exception? SetRouteInfoHostPortAndIP()
+    {
+        var opts = GetOpts();
+        var host = opts.Cluster.Host;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(host))
+            host = opts.Host;
+
+        _mu.EnterWriteLock();
+        try
+        {
+            _routeInfo.Host = host;
+            _routeInfo.Port = opts.Cluster.Port;
+            _routeInfo.Ip = $"nats-route://{host}:{opts.Cluster.Port}/";
+            return null;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitWriteLock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Exception? StartRouting()
+    {
+        var err = SetRouteInfoHostPortAndIP();
+        if (err != null)
+            return err;
+        SolicitRoutes();
+        return StartRouteAcceptLoop();
+    }
+
+    internal void ReConnectToRoute(Uri routeUrl, string accName = "")
+    {
+        StartGoRoutine(() =>
+        {
+            _ = ConnectToRoute(routeUrl, RouteType.Explicit, false, GossipMode.Default, accName);
+        });
+    }
+
+    internal bool RouteStillValid(Uri routeUrl)
+    {
+        var opts = GetOpts();
+        return opts.Routes.Any(r => string.Equals(r.Host, routeUrl.Host, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && r.Port == routeUrl.Port);
+    }
+
+    internal Exception? ConnectToRoute(Uri routeUrl, RouteType routeType, bool firstConnect, byte gossipMode, string accName)
+    {
+        _ = firstConnect;
+        if (!RouteStillValid(routeUrl))
+            return new InvalidOperationException($"route is no longer configured: {routeUrl}");
+
+        SaveRouteTLSName(routeUrl);
+        var route = CreateRoute(null, routeUrl, routeType, gossipMode, accName);
+        if (route is null)
+            return new InvalidOperationException("failed to create route");
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    internal bool SaveRouteTLSName(Uri routeUrl)
+    {
+        if (routeUrl is null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(routeUrl.Host))
+            return false;
+
+        _mu.EnterWriteLock();
+        try
+        {
+            _routeTlsName = routeUrl.Host;
+            return true;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitWriteLock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal void SolicitRoutes()
+    {
+        foreach (var route in GetOpts().Routes)
+            _ = ConnectToRoute(route, RouteType.Explicit, true, GossipMode.Default, string.Empty);
+    }
+
+    internal void RemoveAllRoutesExcept(string remoteId)
+    {
+        _mu.EnterWriteLock();
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var (rid, routes) in _routes.ToArray())
+            {
+                if (rid == remoteId)
+                    continue;
+
+                foreach (var route in routes)
+                    route.CloseConnection(ClosedState.RouteRemoved);
+                _routes.Remove(rid);
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitWriteLock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal bool IsDuplicateServerName(string serverName)
+    {
+        var duplicate = false;
+        _mu.EnterReadLock();
+        try
+        {
+            ForEachRoute(route =>
+            {
+                if (route.Route?.RemoteName == serverName)
+                    duplicate = true;
+            });
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitReadLock();
+        }
+        return duplicate;
+    }
+
+    internal void ForEachNonPerAccountRoute(Func<ClientConnection, bool> fn)
+    {
+        _mu.EnterReadLock();
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var route in _routes.Values.SelectMany(v => v))
+            {
+                if (route.Route?.AccName is { Length: > 0 })
+                    continue;
+                if (!fn(route))
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitReadLock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal void ForEachRouteIdx(int idx, Func<ClientConnection, bool> fn)
+    {
+        _mu.EnterReadLock();
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var pool in _routes.Values)
+            {
+                if (idx < 0 || idx >= pool.Count)
+                    continue;
+                if (!fn(pool[idx]))
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _mu.ExitReadLock();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.cs
index ae0aee9..fc6abad 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.cs
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer : INatsServer
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?> _nodeToInfo = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?> _raftNodes  = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
     private readonly Dictionary<string, string>  _routesToSelf          = [];
+    private          string                       _routeTlsName          = string.Empty;
     private          INetResolver?               _routeResolver;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?> _rateLimitLogging = new();
     private readonly Channel<TimeSpan>           _rateLimitLoggingCh;
diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Routes/RouteHandler.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Routes/RouteHandler.cs
index fd6aa43..6327326 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Routes/RouteHandler.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Routes/RouteHandler.cs
@@ -24,4 +24,37 @@ internal static class RouteHandler
 
     internal static bool RouteShouldDelayInfo(string accName, ServerOptions opts) =>
         string.IsNullOrEmpty(accName) && opts.Cluster.PoolSize >= 1;
+
+    internal static bool HasSolicitedRoute(IReadOnlyList<ClientConnection> routes, string accName)
+    {
+        foreach (var route in routes)
+        {
+            if (route.Route?.DidSolicit != true)
+                continue;
+
+            var routeAcc = route.Route?.AccName is { Length: > 0 } an
+                ? System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(an)
+                : string.Empty;
+            if (routeAcc == accName)
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    internal static void UpgradeRouteToSolicited(ClientConnection route)
+    {
+        if (route.Route is null)
+            return;
+        route.Route.DidSolicit = true;
+        route.Route.Retry = true;
+    }
+
+    internal static bool HandleDuplicateRoute(ClientConnection existing, ClientConnection incoming)
+    {
+        if (existing.IsSolicitedRoute() && !incoming.IsSolicitedRoute())
+            return false;
+        if (!existing.IsSolicitedRoute() && incoming.IsSolicitedRoute())
+            return true;
+        return incoming.Cid > existing.Cid;
+    }
 }
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index d411554..3d58586 100644
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