Tutorials: How to Register Objects in the RADB

This is a brief explanation of how to register in the RADB. It is intended as a sort of 'quick start' document, detailing only the minimum steps necessary to register. If you are not familiar with RPSL (Routing Policy Specification Language, used to express policy in the RADB), you may wish to refer to the REFERENCE section for background documents. This document provides templates for registering three types of objects in the RADB, as well as basic troubleshooting tips:

   *In order to register in the RADB, you'll first need to obtain
    an Autonomous System (AS) number. ARIN handles such assignments
    in North America.  There are also regional registries for Latin
    America (LACNIC), Europe (RIPE), the Asia-Pacific region (APNIC)
    and Africa (Afrinic).

To register your maintainer object, please use the RADB registration form. An RADB administrator will then verify your AS contact information and, subject to approval, notify you of your successful registration. Once the RADB adminstrator has notified you that your maintainer object has been added, you can pay your invoice online. After the Maintainer object is created, modifications can be made via the RADB Web Portal interface.

After registering a Maintainer, the next step is to register route objects for IPv4 routes, and route6 objects for IPv6 routes. Route6 objects are identical to route objects, but use the attribute name "route6:" instead of "route:". These objects may be created through the RADb Web Portal interface. Please refer to the examples below as a guide.

Route6 Object Example

route6:    2001:48A8::/32

Route in CIDR format

descr:     Merit Network IPv6

Description or location of the network

origin:    AS237

AS originating the route

mnt-by:    MAINT-AS237

Which mntner objects can update this entry

changed:   ljb@merit.edu 20070808

Email address and date

source:    RADB

Name of database containing the object

Route Object Example

route:     128.223.0.0/16

Route in CIDR format

descr:     UONet
           University of Oregon
           Computing Center
           Eugene, OR 97403-1212
           USA

Description or location of the network

origin:    AS3582

AS originating the route

mnt-by:    MAINT-AS3582

Which mntner objects can update this entry

changed:   meyer@ns.uoregon.edu 19960222

Email address and date

source:    RADB

Name of database containing the object

After registering a Maintainer object and routes, the next step is to register an aut-num object, thereby specifying an AS's routing policy. A sample aut-num object is shown below for a simple stub AS multihomed to two providers (AS64444 and AS64488). (For a more detailed description of aut-num objects, see RFC 2650 or see the REFERENCE section below). To register AS policy, please proceed to the RADb Web Portal.

Note that the mnt-by field should contain the string you submitted in the mntner field of the Maintainer object.

Aut-num Example

Attributes	Comments
aut-num: AS64323	AS Number
as-name: MAINESTATE	Short descriptive one word name for the AS
descr: Maine State University	Longer description of object
import: from AS64444 accept ANY	Import policy
import: from AS64488 accept ANY	Import Policy
export: to AS64444 announce AS64323	Export policy
export: to AS64488 announce AS64323	Export policy
admin-c: Fred Meyer	Administrative Contact
tech-c: Seth Taylor	Technical Contact
mnt-by: MAINT-AS64323	mntner responsible
changed: fmeyer@mainestate.edu 20080328	Email and date of last change
source: RADB	Name of database containing the object

AS-SET Objects

AS-SET objects are optional and may be registered through the RADb Web Portal. They are typically used by ISP's to list the AS's for which they provide transit. Please refer to the example below as a guide. See section 5.2 in RFC 2622 for more information.

AS-SET Example

as-set:    AS-BIGISP-TRANSIT

Name of AS-SET Object

descr:     Provides Transit to these ASes

 Description of set

members:   AS64423, AS64899, AS65000

AS's that are part of the AS-SET

mnt-by:    MAINT-AS64488

mntner responsible

changed:   alan@bigisp.com 20060316   

Email and date of last change

source:    RADB

Name of database containing the object

For More Information

If you have questions about using the RADB, please send email to the database team at db-admin@radb.net.

References