Abstract: IRR Power Tools—a Utility for Managing Internet Routing Registry Filters

Richard Steenbergen, nLayer Communications

IRR Power Tools is a useful new utility developed by the author for ISPs. Its capabilities include:
  • Automated retrieval of prefixes registered behind an IRR Object.
  • Automatic exclusion of bogon or other configured undesirable routes.
  • Tracking and long-term recording of prefix changes through CVS.
  • Automatic aggregation to optimize data and reduce unnecessary changes.
  • E-mail updates, letting users know that their change was processed.
  • E-mail alerts to the ISP, letting them know of new routing changes.
  • Exporting of change data in e-mail form, for non-IRR using ISPs.
  • Router config generation, for easy automated config deployment.
    • About the Presenter
    Richard Steenbergen is the Co-Founder of nLayer Communications, where he currently serves as Chief Technical Officer and devotes a significant amount of time to the strategic management of peering and transit relationships. Previously, he served as a Sr. Network Engineer for several large NSPs, and was the Sr. Software Engineer responsible for developing optimized routing technologies at netVmg, Inc.

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