There is significant interest in the use of an IP based Layer 2 device Control Protocol to manage and configure service provider access network equipment. This BOF will present a summary of the problem areas and requirements as identified by discussions in the DSL Forum. A set of protocol solution proposals based on modifications and extensions to the GSMPv3 protocol and items for future work will also be presented. Based on the discussion, we will determine whether we should form an IETF WG covering this topic.