diff --git a/content/Glossary/_index.md b/content/Glossary/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fe1856 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Glossary/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ ++++ +title = "Glossary" +chapter = true +weight = 6 +pre = "6. " ++++ + +# 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](https://asciidoc.org/) | +| Alliance | Refers to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) | +| asciidoc | Markup language we use to write the specification and test plans. [asciidoc](https://asciidoc.org/) | +| Causeway | Site used to store documents and calendars and track group memberships etc. [https://groups.csa-iot.org/](https://groups.csa-iot.org/) | +| CASE | Certificate Authenticated Session Establishment. This is the session establishment mechanism used during normal Matter operations | +| 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](https://groups.csa-iot.org/wg/matter-csg/workgroup) | +| DAC | Device Attestation Certificates. See [Attestation](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/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](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/fabric/) | +| 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](https://groups.csa-iot.org/wg/matter-mpsg/workgroup) | +| NOC | Node operational certificate. See [Operational Credentials](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/fabric/) | +| NOSCR | Node Operational Certificate Signing Request. See [Attestation](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/attestation/) | +| PAA | Product Attestation Authority. Root certificate for device attestation. See [Attestation](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/attestation/) | +| PAI | Product attestation intermediate - Intermediate certificate for device attestation. See [Attestation](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/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](https://handbook.buildwithmatter.com/howitworks/fabric/) | +| 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](https://groups.csa-iot.org/wg/matter-tsg-swd/workgroup). 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](https://groups.csa-iot.org/wg/matter-tsg/workgroup) | +| TT | Tiger team - a small group focused on one activity or feature. | +| VID | Vendor identifier | +| WG | Work Group. [Matter](https://groups.csa-iot.org/wg/matter-wg/workgroup) is a working group in the CSA. |