This Recommendation specifies the physical and data link layer management for the ITU-T G.996x-series home networking transceiver specifications. It defines common management parameters and protocols for all ITU-T G.996x-series Recommendations. More specifically@ this Recommendation includes the following: -Architecture and reference model for management layer; -Management parameters aligned with the data model objects defined in [b-ITU-T G.9980]@ [b-BBF TR-069] and [b-BBF TR-181 I2A6] for transparent integration with remote management functionality; -Management protocols necessary for device configuration@ status and performance management@ fault monitoring@ and diagnostics and security; and -Global master (GM) functionality that facilitates coordination of multiple G.hn domains.