Abstract: Techniques described herein can be used at least by transceiver systems based on G.992.1 and G.992.2 to allocate management/control information for transmission using DMT symbols. In one embodiment of the present invention, a separate management/control information channel is allocated independent of interleaved and fast paths. Advantageously, if management and overhead information need to be transmitted quickly or often, valuable data payload bandwidth of the fast path is not used and the slow transmission of the interleaved path is avoided. In another embodiment of the present invention, a management/control information channel may be allocated independent of interleaved and fast paths, but distinct path specific sync bytes may be allocated to one or both of the interleaved and fast paths to carry path specific information.