Our
new ISP is asking that I create a maintainer object in the RADB and
associated AS/Routes for us to be about to eBGP peer.
This
is the first time I've been asked by a provider to do this for something as
simple as peering to advertise a couple /24's.
I've
peered with ATT, Sprint, UUnet, Qwest, Savvis, SBC, and Internap in the past and
never had to do anything but have a valid ASN provided by
ARIN.
Is
this just so they can dynamically build their prefix/as-path
lists?
Why
would I need to do this and what advantages are there. Cost to register
with RADB is $250/year and I want to understand it before I shell
out.
Thanks,
-=Vandy=-