<s>
G.9970	B-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
G.hnta	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
Recommendation	O
developed	O
by	O
ITU-T	O
that	O
describes	O
the	O
generic	O
transport	O
architecture	O
for	O
home	O
networks	O
and	O
their	O
interfaces	O
to	O
a	O
provider	O
's	O
access	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G.9970	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Study	O
Group	O
15	O
,	O
Question	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G.9970	B-Protocol
received	O
Consent	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
Approved	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G.9970	B-Protocol
(	O
G.hnta	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
G.9960	B-General_Concept
(	O
G.hn	B-General_Concept
)	O
are	O
two	O
ITU-T	O
Recommendations	O
that	O
address	O
home	O
networking	O
in	O
a	O
complementary	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
G.9970	B-Protocol
addresses	O
layer	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
network	B-Application
layer	I-Application
)	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
architecture	O
,	O
G.9960	B-General_Concept
addresses	O
layers	O
1	O
(	O
physical	B-Application
layer	I-Application
)	O
and	O
2	O
(	O
data	B-Protocol
link	I-Protocol
layer	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
