This Recommendation describes the management and control of metro transport network (MTN) technology. It specifies the management and control requirements, and an information model for managing transport functions in MTN equipment, its system, as well as the MTN path (MTNP) and section layers. The management specification is based on the MTN architecture, interface, equipment and protection functional specification Recommendations. The management requirements utilize existing generic management requirements in [ITU-T G.7710], [ITU-T G.7702], [ITU-T G.7718] and the information model is based on the core information model of [ITU-T G.7711].