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The '''Connectivity Standards Alliance''' (CSA), formerly the '''Zigbee Alliance''', is a group of companies that maintain and publish the [[Zigbee]] standard and the soon to be [[Matter (standard)|Matter]] standard.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zigbee.org/About/AboutAlliance/TheAlliance.aspx |title=About the ZigBee Alliance |work=ZigBee.org |publisher=ZigBee Alliance |access-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120920003423/http://www.zigbee.org/About/AboutAlliance/TheAlliance.aspx |archive-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> The name Zigbee is a registered [[trademark]] of this group, and is not a single technical standard. The organization publishes [[application profile]]s that allow multiple [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] vendors to create interoperable products. The relationship between IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sensor-networks.org/index.php?page=0823123150 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419203427/http://sensor-networks.org/index.php?page=0823123150 |archive-date=2012-04-19 |title= Wireless Sensor Networks Research Group |publisher=Sensor Networks |date=November 17, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> is similar to that between [[IEEE 802.11]] and the [[Wi-Fi Alliance]].
The '''Connectivity Standards Alliance''' (CSA) is a [[standards organization]] for the emerging [[Matter (standard)|Matter standard]] in smart-home and home automation applications.  It is funded by an industry consortium that includes the majority of companies in the smart-home or home automation field.
 
CSA was formerly called the Zigbee Alliance<ref name=AboutZigbeeAlliance />, and it also maintains and publishes the older [[Zigbee]]® standard. Zigbee is an [[IEEE]] 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, that are used in home automation products.
 
The organization publishes [[application profile]]s that allow multiple [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] vendors to create interoperable products.
 
The relationship between IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee<ref name=WSNRG /> is similar to that between [[IEEE 802.11]] and the [[Wi-Fi Alliance]].


  Formation 2002; 21 years ago
  Formation 2002; 21 years ago
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  Website csa-iot.org
  Website csa-iot.org


Over the years, the Alliance's membership has grown to over 500 companies, including the likes of Comcast, Ikea, Legrand, [[SmartThings|Samsung SmartThings]], and Amazon.<ref name="members">{{Cite web|url= https://www.zigbee.org/zigbeealliance/our-members/|title=Our Members |date=August 13, 2014 |work=ZigBee.org |publisher=Zigbee Alliance |access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref> The Zigbee Alliance has three levels of membership: adopter, participant, and promoter.<ref name="members" /> The adopter members are allowed access to completed Zigbee specifications and standards, and the participant members have voting rights, play a role in Zigbee development, and have early access to specifications and standards for product development.
Over the years, the Alliance's membership has grown to over 500 companies, including the likes of Comcast, Ikea, Legrand, [[SmartThings|Samsung SmartThings]], and Amazon.<ref name=Members /> The Zigbee Alliance has three levels of membership: adopter, participant, and promoter.<ref name=Members /> The adopter members are allowed access to completed Zigbee specifications and standards, and the participant members have voting rights, play a role in Zigbee development, and have early access to specifications and standards for product development.


The requirements for membership in the Zigbee Alliance cause problems for [[Free software|free-software]] developers because the annual fee conflicts with the [[GNU General Public Licence]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Qi Hardware |url= http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_WPAN#FAQ_and_Innovation |work=en.Qi-Hardware.com |quote=ZigBee is only royalty-free if not used for commercial purposes |title=FAQ for BEN WPAN |at="Innovation" section}}</ref> The requirements for developers to join the Zigbee Alliance also conflict with most other free-software licenses.<ref>{{cite web |title= Zigbee, Linux, and the GPL |url= http://freaklabs.org/index.php/Blog/Zigbee/Zigbee-Linux-and-the-GPL.html | publisher= Freak Labs |access-date=June 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100216234546/http://freaklabs.org/index.php/Blog/Zigbee/Zigbee-Linux-and-the-GPL.html |archive-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref> The Zigbee Alliance board of directors has been asked to make their [[License compatibility|license compatible]] with GPL, but refused.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Kieren |title=The Internet of Things becomes the Game of Thrones in standards war |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/21/its_vhs_versus_betamax_and_were_vhs_say_zwaves_top_bods/ |access-date=February 13, 2017 |work=[[The Register]] |date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> [[Bluetooth]] has GPL-licensed implementations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Common questions |url= http://www.bluez.org/faq/common/ |website=Bluez - Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack |publisher=BlueZ Project |access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref>
The requirements for membership in the Zigbee Alliance cause problems for [[Free software|free-software]] developers because the annual fee conflicts with the [[GNU General Public Licence]].<ref name=FAQWPAN /> The requirements for developers to join the Zigbee Alliance also conflict with most other free-software licenses.<ref name=LinuxGPL /> The Zigbee Alliance board of directors has been asked to make their [[License compatibility|license compatible]] with GPL, but refused.<ref name=IoTGOTwar /> [[Bluetooth]] has GPL-licensed implementations.<ref name=CommonQuestns />


As of May 11, 2021, the Zigbee Alliance has been rebranded to Connectivity Standards Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Zigbee Alliance Rebrands as Connectivity Standards Alliance |url=https://zigbeealliance.org/news_and_articles/connectivity-standards-alliance/ |website=zigbeealliance.org |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>
As of May 11, 2021, the Zigbee Alliance has been rebranded to Connectivity Standards Alliance.<ref name=Renamed />


== Attribution ==
== Attribution ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references>
 
<ref name=AboutZigbeeAlliance>
{{cite web |url= http://www.zigbee.org/About/AboutAlliance/TheAlliance.aspx |title=About the ZigBee Alliance |work=ZigBee.org |publisher=ZigBee Alliance |access-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120920003423/http://www.zigbee.org/About/AboutAlliance/TheAlliance.aspx |archive-date=September 20, 2012}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=WSNRG>
{{cite web |url= http://sensor-networks.org/index.php?page=0823123150 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419203427/http://sensor-networks.org/index.php?page=0823123150 |archive-date=2012-04-19 |title= Wireless Sensor Networks Research Group |publisher=Sensor Networks |date=November 17, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2012}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=Members>
{{Cite web|url= https://www.zigbee.org/zigbeealliance/our-members/|title=Our Members |date=August 13, 2014 |work=ZigBee.org |publisher=Zigbee Alliance |access-date=July 24, 2019}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=FAQWPAN>
{{cite web |publisher=Qi Hardware |url= http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_WPAN#FAQ_and_Innovation |work=en.Qi-Hardware.com |quote=ZigBee is only royalty-free if not used for commercial purposes |title=FAQ for BEN WPAN |at="Innovation" section}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=LinuxGPL>
{{cite web |title= Zigbee, Linux, and the GPL |url= http://freaklabs.org/index.php/Blog/Zigbee/Zigbee-Linux-and-the-GPL.html | publisher= Freak Labs |access-date=June 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100216234546/http://freaklabs.org/index.php/Blog/Zigbee/Zigbee-Linux-and-the-GPL.html |archive-date=February 16, 2010}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=IoTGOTwar>
{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Kieren |title=The Internet of Things becomes the Game of Thrones in standards war |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/21/its_vhs_versus_betamax_and_were_vhs_say_zwaves_top_bods/ |access-date=February 13, 2017 |work=[[The Register]] |date=May 21, 2015}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=CommonQuestns>
{{cite web |title=Common questions |url= http://www.bluez.org/faq/common/ |website=Bluez - Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack |publisher=BlueZ Project |access-date=February 13, 2017}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=Renamed>
{{cite web |title=The Zigbee Alliance Rebrands as Connectivity Standards Alliance |url=https://zigbeealliance.org/news_and_articles/connectivity-standards-alliance/ |website=zigbeealliance.org |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>
 
</references>


== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://csa-iot.org/}}


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The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) is a standards organization for the emerging Matter standard in smart-home and home automation applications. It is funded by an industry consortium that includes the majority of companies in the smart-home or home automation field.

CSA was formerly called the Zigbee Alliance[1], and it also maintains and publishes the older Zigbee® standard. Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, that are used in home automation products.

The organization publishes application profiles that allow multiple OEM vendors to create interoperable products.

The relationship between IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee[2] is similar to that between IEEE 802.11 and the Wi-Fi Alliance. 

Formation	2002; 21 years ago
Type	501(c)(6), Trade Association
Tax ID no. 	38-3655436
Headquarters	Davis, California, United States
Website	csa-iot.org

Over the years, the Alliance's membership has grown to over 500 companies, including the likes of Comcast, Ikea, Legrand, Samsung SmartThings, and Amazon.[3] The Zigbee Alliance has three levels of membership: adopter, participant, and promoter.[3] The adopter members are allowed access to completed Zigbee specifications and standards, and the participant members have voting rights, play a role in Zigbee development, and have early access to specifications and standards for product development.

The requirements for membership in the Zigbee Alliance cause problems for free-software developers because the annual fee conflicts with the GNU General Public Licence.[4] The requirements for developers to join the Zigbee Alliance also conflict with most other free-software licenses.[5] The Zigbee Alliance board of directors has been asked to make their license compatible with GPL, but refused.[6] Bluetooth has GPL-licensed implementations.[7]

As of May 11, 2021, the Zigbee Alliance has been rebranded to Connectivity Standards Alliance.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ About the ZigBee Alliance. ZigBee.org. ZigBee Alliance.
  2. ↑ Wireless Sensor Networks Research Group. Sensor Networks (November 17, 2008).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Our Members. ZigBee.org. Zigbee Alliance (August 13, 2014).
  4. ↑ FAQ for BEN WPAN. en.Qi-Hardware.com. Qi Hardware. “ZigBee is only royalty-free if not used for commercial purposes”
  5. ↑ Zigbee, Linux, and the GPL. Freak Labs.
  6. ↑ The Internet of Things becomes the Game of Thrones in standards war, The Register, May 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Common questions. BlueZ Project.
  8. ↑ The Zigbee Alliance Rebrands as Connectivity Standards Alliance.
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