Handbook

# Glossary & Acronym Decoder

Term Definition
ACL Access Control List. This is a list of entries in the Access Control cluster that grant access privileges to device and groups
adoc The filename suffix for asciidoc, which is the markup language we use to write the specification and test plans. asciidoc
Alchemy Alchemy is a command line tool for modifying and transforming Matter spec documents. Alchemy
Alliance Refers to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)
AoE Anywhere on Earth. This acronym is commonly used when discussing deadlines to clarify the exact end time.
asciidoc Markup language we use to write the specification and test plans. asciidoc
ATL Authorized Test Laboratory. ATLs run the tests required to certify devices.
CASE Certificate Authenticated Session Establishment. This is the session establishment mechanism used during normal Matter operations
Causeway Site used to store documents and calendars and track group memberships etc. https://groups.csa-iot.org/
CD Certification Declaration - this declaration is provided by devices to prove they have passed certification
CHIP Matter used to be called Project CHIP (Connected Home over IP) before it got its current name. Much of the SDK still uses that prefix.
CSA Connectivity Standards Alliance - the member-driven organization that manages the Matter standard
CSG Certification Sub Group CSG
DAC Device Attestation Certificates. See Attestation
DM Data Model. The data model describes the organization of data within a cluster. DM is sometimes also used to refer to the DMTT.
DMTT Data Model Tiger Team.
DNS-SD Domain name service (DNS) service discovery. This is the mechanism used to locate Matter devices on the IP network
DRLC Demand Response Load Control
EVSE Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
ICAC Intermediate Certificate Authority Certificate See Operational Credentials
ICD Intermittently Connected Devices. These device can sleep for relatively long periods and will be unreachable over Matter during these times.
mDNS Multicast DNS - the mechanism used to perform DNS-SD over Wi-Fi
MPSG Marketing and Product Sub Group MPSG
NOC Node operational certificate. See Operational Credentials
NOCSR Node Operational Certificate Signing Request. See Attestation
PAA Product Attestation Authority. Root certificate for device attestation. See Attestation
PAI Product attestation intermediate - Intermediate certificate for device attestation. See Attestation
PASE Password Authenticated Session Establishment. This is the session establishment mechanism used to commission devices.
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement. PICS are also used to determine testing requirements for certification
PID Product identifier
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing. These are configuration values provided to certification tests.
RCAC Root Certificate Authority Certificate. See Operational Credentials
SDK Software development kit - a software package implementing the specification [github] (https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip)
spec Short for specification. [github] (https://github.com/CHIP-Specifications/connectedhomeip-spec)
SRP Service Registration Protocol. This is the mechanism used to register thread devices for DNS-SD. Border routers implement this protocol to allow Thread device discovery.
SVE Specification Validation Event - this follows the test events and acts as the final check on the certification package for a release.
SWTT Software development tiger team. This is the group of people working on the SDK.
TE Test Event. These events are held during development to verify that test scripts and SDK development are on track.
TSG Technical Sub Group TSG
TT Tiger team - a small group focused on one activity or feature.
VID Vendor identifier
WG Work Group. Matter is a working group in the CSA.