Register a Route Object in the IRR

This chapter describes how to register a route object in the Internet Routing Registry (IRR). Registering a route object allows network operators and upstream providers to validate BGP announcements for your IP prefix.

Prerequisites

Before registering a route object, ensure that:

• You have administrative control of your IP prefix.

• Prepare your ASN (Autonomous System Number) that will announce the IP block, and ASN of Zenlayer elastic compute service is “62610”.

• You have access to the corresponding IRR maintainer (mntner) account.

• It is recommended to publish a ROA in RPKI as well.

Procedures

1

Identify the Correct IRR Database

Registry	IRR Database
RIPE region	RIPE Database
APNIC region	APNIC IRR
ARIN region	ARIN IRR
Other operators	RADB

In general:

• European resources → RIPE IRR

• Asia-Pacific resources → APNIC IRR

• North American resources → ARIN IRR

2

Create a Route Object

IRR supports two route object types:

Object Type	Usage
route	IPv4 prefixes
route6	IPv6 prefixes

• Example: IPv4 Route Object

  route:      203.0.113.0/24
  origin:     AS62610
  descr:      Example Network
  mnt-by:     MAINT-EXAMPLE
  changed:    [email protected]
  source:     APNIC

• Example: IPv6 Route Object

  route6:     2001:db8::/32
  origin:     AS62610
  descr:      Example Network IPv6
  mnt-by:     MAINT-EXAMPLE
  changed:    [email protected]
  source:     RIPE

Field descriptions:

Field	Description
route/route6	The IPv4/IPv6 prefix
origin	The ASN originating the prefix
descr	Description of the network
mnt-by	Maintainer responsible for the object
changed	Contact email
source	IRR database

3

Submit the Route Object

You're recommended to submit the route object using Web Portal.

1. Log in to the web portal of your registry:

   • RIPE NCC (RIPE Database Webupdates): https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/

   • APNIC (MyAPNIC): https://my.apnic.net/

   • ARIN IRR Portal: https://account.arin.net/

2. Navigate to Create Object.

3. Select route or route6.

4. Fill in the required fields.

5. Submit the object.

4

Verify the Route Object

After submission, verify that the route object is visible in the IRR database.

Example query:

whois -h whois.radb.net 203.0.113.0/24

Expected output:

route:      203.0.113.0/24
origin:     AS62610
source:     APNIC

5

Ensure Consistency with RPKI

For reliable route propagation, ensure that the IRR route object matches the corresponding ROA in RPKI.

The following attributes must be consistent:

Attribute	IRR	RPKI
Prefix	✓	✓
Origin ASN	✓	✓

If the information is inconsistent, your route advertisement may be rejected by upstream providers.

What to Do Next

After registering the corresponding route object and registering ROA/RPKI, you can go to zenConsole to advertise BYOIP. We will validate the RPKI/ROA and corresponding route object before activating BYOIP.