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RSTP forwarding & flapping Problem

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Two S3528G are connected to an UA device through one Ethernet interface (with STP “edge-port enable”) as trunk for a few vlans, G/1/1 is connected to A-Corp Metro Ethernet device and Ethernet from 0/23 to 0/24 are used for link-aggregation between S3528G switches (see attached image), all as trunk for same service vlans. RSTP is use in this scenario and, because of MAC address value of A-Corp devices is lower than Huawei’s, RSTP root selection is always an A-Corp switch. Metro Ethernet network is a layer two backbone for many services and the S3528G switches are use for access to NGN in many access nodes. In some sites the RSTP forwarding and discarding states flap between G1/1 and link-aggregation on both S3528G switches, making service be affected.Alarm Information
#Jul15 11:26:30:088 2011 S3 MSTP/2/PDISC:1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.2.23.1.14.0.2: Instance 0's Port 14.0 has been set to discarding state!
#Jul  15 11:26:30:090 2011 S3 MSTP/2/PFWD:1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.2.23.1.14.0.1: Instance 0's Port 23.0 has been set to forwarding state!
%Jul  15 11:26:30:099 2011 S3 MSTP/3/PDISC:Instance 0's GigabitEthernet1/1 has been set to discarding state!
%Jul  15 11:26:30:109 2011 S3 MSTP/3/PFWD:Instance 0's Ethernet0/23 has been set to forwarding state!
#Jul  15 11:26:31:184 2011 S3 MSTP/2/PDISC:1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.2.23.1.14.0.2: Instance 0's Port 23.0 has been set to discarding state!
#Jul  15 11:26:31:190 2011 S3 MSTP/2/PFWD:1.3.6.1.4.1.2011.2.23.1.14.0.1: Instance 0's Port 14.0 has been set to forwarding state!
%Jul  15 11:26:31:201 2011 S3 MSTP/3/PDISC:Instance 0's Ethernet0/23 has been set to discarding

The configuration of MSTP instead RSTP for the communcation between S3528G switches and Metro Ethernet system was applied, making each vlan be in a different MSTP instance with independent MSTP-root, and also counting with the fast responds after changes that RSTP has.Root Cause
On Metro Ethernet backbone, services are configured using VPLS, one VPLS for each service. Each VPLS configuration has independent RSTP configuration and, because of this, there is no guaranty of having the same RSTP-root on different services pointing to a couple of S3528G switches with link-aggregation between them, making the RSTP states been flapping of forwarding and discarding state on G1/1 and link-aggregation interfaces.Solution
Suggestions
When different services are associated with different VLANs in a layer two redundant network, configure MSTP in order to make the services count with independent STP instances and avoid root changes affect the network stability.

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