Optical network terminal management and control interface over ethernet

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one component configured to:
• transmit an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) Management Control Interface (OMCI) Ethernet frame comprising an Extended OMCI message, a transaction correlation identifier, a message type, a device identifier, a message identifier, a message contents length, and message contents,
• wherein the OMCI Ethernet frame does not comprise a virtual local area network identifier (VID) and is not transmitted over a provider bridged transport network.

A method implemented by a processor, the method comprising:

• transmitting an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) Management Control Interface (OMCI) Ethernet frame with an Extended OMCI message comprising a transaction correlation identifier, a message type, a message identifier, a message contents length, and message contents,
• wherein the OMCI Ethernet frame is configured to support OMCI activity within a single network domain, does not comprise a virtual local area network identifier (VID), and is not transmitted over a provider bridged transport network.