Connectivity Standards Alliance: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(bringing this starter stub from Wikipedia for further work here)
 
mNo edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox organization
{{subpages}}
| name                    = Connectivity Standards Alliance <!-- defaults to {{PAGENAME}}, if not provided -->
| full_name              =
| native_name            = <!-- organization's name in its local language -->
| native_name_lang        = <!-- required ISO 639-1 code of the above native language -->
| logo                    = CSA Logo.svg
| logo_size              =
| logo_alt                =
| logo_caption            =
| image                  =
| image_size              =
| alt                    = <!-- see [[WP:ALT]] -->
| caption                =
| map                    = <!-- map image -->
| map_size                = <!-- defaults to 250px -->
| map_alt                =
| map_caption            =
| map2                    = <!-- 2nd map image, if required -->
| map2_size              =
| map2_alt                =
| map2_caption            =
| abbreviation            =
| nickname                =
| pronounce              =
| pronounce ref          =
| pronounce comment      =
| pronounce 2            =
| named_after            =
| predecessor            =
| merged                  = <!-- any other organization(s) which it was merged into -->
| successor              =
| formation              = {{start date and age|2002}} <!-- or |established = --><!-- use {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| founder                = <!-- or |founders = -->
| founding_location      =
| dissolved              = <!-- or |defunct = --><!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| merger                  = <!-- other organizations (if any) merged with, to constitute the new organization -->
| type                    = [[501(c)_organization#501(c)(6)|501(c)(6)]], [[Trade_association|Trade Association]] <!-- e.g., [[Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit]], [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]], etc. -->
| tax_id                  = 38-3655436 <!-- or |vat_id = (for European organizations) -->
| registration_id        = <!-- for non-profits -->
| status                  = <!-- legal status or description (company, charity, foundation, etc.) -->
| purpose                = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. -->
| professional_title      = <!-- for professional associations -->
| headquarters            = {{nowrap|[[Davis, California|Davis]], [[California]], United States}}
| location_city          =
| location_country        =
| location_city2          =
| location_country2      =
| addnl_location_city    =
| addnl_location_country  =
| addnl_location_city2    =
| addnl_location_country2 =
| coordinates            = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} -->
| origins                =
| region_served          = <!-- or |area_served = or |region = -->
| products                = <!-- or |product = -->
| services                =
| methods                = <!-- or |method = -->
| fields                  = <!-- or |field = -->
| membership              = <!-- number of members -->
| membership_year        = <!-- year to which membership numbers/data apply -->
| language                = <!-- or |languages = --><!-- any official language or languages used -->
| owner                  = <!-- or |owners = -->
| sec_gen                = <!-- or |gen_sec for General Secretary -->
| leader_title            = <!-- defaults to "Leader" -->
| leader_name            =
| leader_title2          =
| leader_name2            =
| leader_title3          =
| leader_name3            =
| leader_title4          =
| leader_name4            =
| board_of_directors      =
| key_people              =
| main_organ              = <!-- or |publication = --><!-- organization's principal body (assembly, committee, board, etc.) or publication -->
| parent_organization    = <!-- or |parent_organisation = -->
| subsidiaries            =
| secessions              =
| affiliations            =
| ror_id                  = <!-- unique ID in the Research Organization Registry -->
| budget                  =
| budget_year            =
| revenue                =
| revenue_year            =
| disbursements          =
| expenses                =
| expenses_year          =
| endowment              =
| endowment_year          =
| funding                = <!-- source of funding e.g. for "think tanks" -->
| staff                  =
| staff_year              =
| volunteers              =
| volunteers_year        =
| students                =
| students_year          =
| awards                  =
| website                = {{URL|https:/csa-iot.org}} <!-- {{Official URL}} or {{URL|example.com}} -->
| remarks                =
| formerly                = <!-- or |former_name = -->
| footnotes              =
| bodystyle              =
}}
 
 
 


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


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), 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]].

Revision as of 14:13, 14 April 2023

This article is a stub and thus not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Connectivity_Standards_Alliance&printable=yes
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer. 
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

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.[1] The name Zigbee is a registered trademark of this group, and is not a single technical standard. 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.

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]

Attribution

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

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.

External links

Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Connectivity_Standards_Alliance&oldid=889967"