This Recommendation specifies the physical and data link layer management for the ITU-T G.996x-series home networking transceiver specifications. It defines the management architecture, protocols and common management parameters, for all ITU-T G.996x-series Recommendations. More specifically, this Recommendation includes the following:

− Architecture and reference model for management layer;

− Management protocols defined in [ITU-T G.9980], [BBF TR-069], necessary for device configuration, status and performance management, fault monitoring, and diagnostics and security;

− Management parameters defined in [BBF TR-181 I2A8] for transparent integration with remote management functionality;

− Global master (GM) functionality that facilitates coordination of multiple ITU-T G.996x domains;

− Support for Layer 2 Configuration and Management Protocol (LCMP);

− Support for centralized NDIM data model.