diff --git a/network/router/default_router.go b/network/router/default_router.go
index 7c682150..ae55ee9f 100644
--- a/network/router/default_router.go
+++ b/network/router/default_router.go
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ import (
 
 // router provides default router implementation
 type router struct {
-	opts Options
-	exit chan struct{}
-	wg   *sync.WaitGroup
+	opts       Options
+	started    bool
+	advertChan chan *Advertisement
+	exit       chan struct{}
+	wg         *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 // newRouter creates new router and returns it
 func newRouter(opts ...Option) Router {
-	// TODO: we need to add default GW entry here
-	// Should default GW be part of router options?
-
 	// get default options
 	options := DefaultOptions()
 
@@ -30,9 +29,11 @@ func newRouter(opts ...Option) Router {
 	}
 
 	return &router{
-		opts: options,
-		exit: make(chan struct{}),
-		wg:   &sync.WaitGroup{},
+		opts:       options,
+		started:    false,
+		advertChan: make(chan *Advertisement),
+		exit:       make(chan struct{}),
+		wg:         &sync.WaitGroup{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,43 +70,106 @@ func (r *router) Network() string {
 	return r.opts.Network
 }
 
-// Advertise advertises the routes to the network. It is a blocking function.
+// Advertise advertises the routes to the network.
 // It returns error if any of the launched goroutines fail with error.
-func (r *router) Advertise() error {
-	// add local service routes into the routing table
-	if err := r.addServiceRoutes(r.opts.Registry, "local", DefaultLocalMetric); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed adding routes: %v", err)
+func (r *router) Advertise() (<-chan *Advertisement, error) {
+	if !r.started {
+		// add local service routes into the routing table
+		if err := r.addServiceRoutes(r.opts.Registry, "local", DefaultLocalMetric); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed adding routes: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// add default gateway into routing table
+		if r.opts.Gateway != "" {
+			// note, the only non-default value is the gateway
+			route := Route{
+				Destination: "*",
+				Gateway:     r.opts.Gateway,
+				Router:      "*",
+				Network:     "*",
+				Metric:      DefaultLocalMetric,
+			}
+			if err := r.opts.Table.Add(route); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error adding default gateway route: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// routing table watcher that watches all routes being added
+		tableWatcher, err := r.opts.Table.Watch(WatchDestination("*"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create routing table watcher: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// registry watcher
+		regWatcher, err := r.opts.Registry.Watch()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create registry watcher: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// error channel collecting goroutine errors
+		errChan := make(chan error, 2)
+
+		r.wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer r.wg.Done()
+			// watch local registry and register routes in routine table
+			errChan <- r.manageServiceRoutes(regWatcher, DefaultLocalMetric)
+		}()
+
+		r.wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer r.wg.Done()
+			// watch local registry and register routes in routine table
+			errChan <- r.watchTable(tableWatcher)
+		}()
+
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			// wait for exit chan
+			case <-r.exit:
+			// wait for error
+			case <-errChan:
+				// TODO: we're missing the error context here
+				// might have to log it here as we don't send it down
+			}
+
+			// close the advertise channel
+			close(r.advertChan)
+		}()
+
+		// mark the router as started
+		r.started = true
 	}
 
-	localWatcher, err := r.opts.Registry.Watch()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create registry watcher: %v", err)
+	return r.advertChan, nil
+}
+
+// Update updates the routing table using the advertised values
+func (r *router) Update(a *Advertisement) error {
+	// we extract the route from advertisement and update the routing table
+	route := Route{
+		Destination: a.Event.Route.Destination,
+		Gateway:     a.Event.Route.Gateway,
+		Router:      a.Event.Route.Router,
+		Network:     a.Event.Route.Network,
+		Metric:      a.Event.Route.Metric,
+		Policy:      AddIfNotExists,
 	}
 
-	// error channel collecting goroutine errors
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-
-	r.wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer r.wg.Done()
-		// watch local registry and register routes in routine table
-		errChan <- r.manageServiceRoutes(localWatcher, DefaultLocalMetric)
-	}()
-
-	return <-errChan
+	return r.opts.Table.Update(route)
 }
 
 // addServiceRoutes adds all services in given registry to the routing table.
 // NOTE: this is a one-off operation done when bootstrapping the routing table
 // It returns error if either the services failed to be listed or
-// if the routes could not be added to the routing table.
+// if any of the the routes could not be added to the routing table.
 func (r *router) addServiceRoutes(reg registry.Registry, network string, metric int) error {
 	services, err := reg.ListServices()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list services: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// add each service node as a separate route;
+	// add each service node as a separate route
 	for _, service := range services {
 		// get the service to retrieve all its info
 		srvs, err := reg.GetService(service.Name)
@@ -190,6 +254,40 @@ func (r *router) manageServiceRoutes(w registry.Watcher, metric int) error {
 	return watchErr
 }
 
+// watchTable watches routing table entries and either adds or deletes locally registered service to/from network registry
+// It returns error if the locally registered services either fails to be added/deleted to/from network registry.
+func (r *router) watchTable(w Watcher) error {
+	// wait in the background for the router to stop
+	// when the router stops, stop the watcher and exit
+	r.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer r.wg.Done()
+		<-r.exit
+		w.Stop()
+	}()
+
+	var watchErr error
+
+	for {
+		event, err := w.Next()
+		if err == ErrWatcherStopped {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			watchErr = err
+			break
+		}
+
+		r.advertChan <- &Advertisement{
+			ID:    r.ID(),
+			Event: event,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return watchErr
+}
+
 // Stop stops the router
 func (r *router) Stop() error {
 	// notify all goroutines to finish
diff --git a/network/router/default_table.go b/network/router/default_table.go
index 196ca4bf..d68398ad 100644
--- a/network/router/default_table.go
+++ b/network/router/default_table.go
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ func (t *table) Update(r Route) error {
 
 	// check if the destAddr has ANY routes in the table
 	if _, ok := t.m[destAddr]; !ok {
+		if r.Policy == AddIfNotExists {
+			t.m[destAddr] = make(map[uint64]Route)
+			t.m[destAddr][sum] = r
+			go t.sendEvent(&Event{Type: CreateEvent, Route: r})
+			return nil
+		}
 		return ErrRouteNotFound
 	}
 
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ func (t *table) String() string {
 // hash hashes the route using router gateway and network address
 func (t *table) hash(r Route) uint64 {
 	t.h.Reset()
-	t.h.Write([]byte(r.Destination + r.Gateway + r.Router + r.Network))
+	t.h.Write([]byte(r.Destination + r.Gateway + r.Network))
 
 	return t.h.Sum64()
 }
diff --git a/network/router/options.go b/network/router/options.go
index 0d525f76..2426fa32 100644
--- a/network/router/options.go
+++ b/network/router/options.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	// DefaultAddress is default router address
 	DefaultAddress = ":9093"
+	// DefaultNetwork is default micro network
+	DefaultNetwork = "local"
 )
 
 // Options are router options
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	Address string
 	// Network is micro network
 	Network string
+	// Gateway is micro network gateway
+	Gateway string
 	// Registry is the local registry
 	Registry registry.Registry
 	// Table is routing table
@@ -45,6 +49,13 @@ func Network(n string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// Gateway sets network gateway
+func Gateway(g string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Gateway = g
+	}
+}
+
 // RoutingTable sets the routing table
 func RoutingTable(t Table) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {
@@ -61,12 +72,11 @@ func Registry(r registry.Registry) Option {
 
 // DefaultOptions returns router default options
 func DefaultOptions() Options {
-	// NOTE: by default both local and network registies use default registry i.e. mdns
 	return Options{
 		ID:       uuid.New().String(),
 		Address:  DefaultAddress,
+		Network:  DefaultNetwork,
 		Registry: registry.DefaultRegistry,
 		Table:    NewTable(),
-		Network:  "local",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/network/router/route.go b/network/router/route.go
index d52c2688..1f45b688 100644
--- a/network/router/route.go
+++ b/network/router/route.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type RoutePolicy int
 const (
 	// OverrideIfExists overrides route if it already exists
 	OverrideIfExists RoutePolicy = iota
+	// AddIfNotExist adds the route if it does not exist
+	AddIfNotExists
 	// IgnoreIfExists instructs to not modify existing route
 	IgnoreIfExists
 )
@@ -28,9 +30,11 @@ const (
 func (p RoutePolicy) String() string {
 	switch p {
 	case OverrideIfExists:
-		return "OVERRIDE"
+		return "OVERRIDE_IF_EXISTS"
+	case AddIfNotExists:
+		return "ADD_IF_NOT_EXISTS"
 	case IgnoreIfExists:
-		return "IGNORE"
+		return "IGNORE_IF_EXISTS"
 	default:
 		return "UNKNOWN"
 	}
diff --git a/network/router/router.go b/network/router/router.go
index 366c2fbf..a8772768 100644
--- a/network/router/router.go
+++ b/network/router/router.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 // Package router provides a network routing control plane
 package router
 
+var (
+	// DefaultRouter is default network router
+	DefaultRouter = NewRouter()
+)
+
 // Router is an interface for a routing control plane
 type Router interface {
 	// Init initializes the router with options
@@ -15,21 +20,27 @@ type Router interface {
 	Address() string
 	// Network returns the network address of the router
 	Network() string
-	// Advertise starts advertising the routes to the network
-	Advertise() error
+	// Advertise starts advertising routes to the network
+	Advertise() (<-chan *Advertisement, error)
+	// Update updates the routing table
+	Update(*Advertisement) error
 	// Stop stops the router
 	Stop() error
 	// String returns debug info
 	String() string
 }
 
+// Advertisement is sent by the router to the network
+type Advertisement struct {
+	// ID is the source router ID
+	ID string
+	// Event defines advertisement even
+	Event *Event
+}
+
 // Option used by the router
 type Option func(*Options)
 
-var (
-	DefaultRouter = NewRouter()
-)
-
 // NewRouter creates new Router and returns it
 func NewRouter(opts ...Option) Router {
 	return newRouter(opts...)
diff --git a/network/router/table_watcher.go b/network/router/table_watcher.go
index 97d1f1b7..4e9d9a9e 100644
--- a/network/router/table_watcher.go
+++ b/network/router/table_watcher.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type tableWatcher struct {
 }
 
 // Next returns the next noticed action taken on table
-// TODO: this needs to be thought through properly; we only allow watching particular route destination
+// TODO: this needs to be thought through properly; we only allow watching particular route destination for now
 func (w *tableWatcher) Next() (*Event, error) {
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func (w *tableWatcher) Next() (*Event, error) {
 				if w.opts.Destination == res.Route.Destination {
 					return res, nil
 				}
+				continue
 			}
 		case <-w.done:
 			return nil, ErrWatcherStopped