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. |