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Matter
StatusDraft[1]
Year started18 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-18)
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Websitecsa-iot.org/all-solutions/matter Edit this at Wikidata

Matter, formerly Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP), is a royalty-free home automation connectivity standard, with manufacturers only incurring certification costs.[2] Announced on December 18, 2019, Matter aims to reduce fragmentation across different vendors, and achieve interoperability among smart home devices and Internet of things (IoT) platforms from different providers.[3][4] The project group was launched and introduced by Amazon, Apple, Google,[5][6] Comcast and the Zigbee Alliance, now Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). Subsequent members include IKEA, Huawei, and Schneider.[7][8] Matter-compatible products and software updates for existing products are expected to be released in 2022.[needs update][9][10][11] Although the Matter code repository is open-source under the Apache license, the Matter specification is licensed by CSA.[1]

Background

On December 18, 2019, Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung SmartThings and the Zigbee Alliance announced the collaboration and formation of the working group of Project Connected Home over IP. The goal of the project is to simplify development for smart home products brands and manufacturers, while increasing the compatibility of the products for consumers.[12][13]

The standard is designed to be based on Internet Protocol (IP). It is intended to enable smart home devices, mobile apps, and cloud services to communicate and to define a specific set of IP-based networking technologies for device certification.[14]

The project group is also expected to be joined by some other board member companies of Zigbee Alliance.[15]

See also

  • Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) – a service layer protocol that is intended for use in resource-constrained internet devices
  • IEEE 802.15.4 is a technical standard which defines the operation of a low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN) which Matter battery-operated devices rely on such as
    • Thread – competing mesh network wireless protocol primarily designed for low-power battery-powered devices which Matter is partially based on
    • Zigbee – competing mesh network wireless protocol primarily designed for low-power battery-powered devices for home automation which Matter is also partially based on
    • 6LoWPAN – protocol to make network packets small and simple enough for low-power battery-powered devices
  • Z-Wave – competing mesh network wireless protocol primarily designed for low-power battery-powered devices for home automation
  • Amazon Alexa – Smart Home home control system
  • HomeKit – Apple home control system
  • Weave – Google
  • SmartThings – Samsung Home control system
  • Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)
  • OMA LWM2M
  • MQTT
  • KNX, example of a well known standard for cabled integration of home automation equipment

Further reading

  • Wroclawski, Daniel (18 March 2022). "Matter, Explained: What the New Standard Could Mean for Your Smart Home". Consumer Reports. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  • Hill, Simon (3 April 2022). "What's the Matter? We Explain the New Smart Home Standard". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

Reference

  1. ^ a b "project-chip/connectedhomeip". Connectivity Standards Alliance. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "FAQ – frequently asked questions about matter". matter-smarthome. Digitalzimmer. 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (18 December 2019). "Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop a smart home standard". The Verge. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ^ Purdy, Kevin (5 August 2022). "Wemo's confused Smart Dimmer shows how hard standardizing IoT may be". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Project Connected Home over IP". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Project Connected Home over IP". Google Developers Blog. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ Mihalcik, Carrie. "Apple, Amazon, Google, and others want to create a new standard for smart home tech". CNET. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. ^ Strategy, Moor Insights and. "CHIP Shot: Will Project Connected Home Over IP Get Us Onto The IoT Green?". Forbes. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ^ "The smart home standard that will unify Apple, Google, and Amazon is delayed to 2022".
  10. ^ Blok, Andrew (17 March 2022). "Matter Smart Home Standard Delayed Until Fall". CNET. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison (17 March 2022). "Matter smart home standard delayed until fall 2022". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  12. ^ Gurman, Mark; De Vynck, Gerrit (18 December 2019). "Apple, Google, Amazon Want One Language for Smart Devices". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  13. ^ Haselton, Todd (18 December 2019). "Apple, Google and Amazon are cooperating to make your home gadgets talk to each other". CNBC. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance and Its Board Members Form Industry Working Group to Develop a New, Open Standard for Smart Home Device Connectivity". Zigbee Alliance. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Is this the end of the smart home tech war?". BBC. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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