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[{$pagename}], formerly [Project Connected Home over IP] ([CHIP]), is a [Proposed Standard], [Royalty-free] [Home Automation] connectivity [standard].

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Announced on December 18th, [2019|Year 2019], [{$pagename}] aims to reduce fragmentation across different vendors, and achieve interoperability among smart home devices and [Internet of Things] ([IoT]) platforms from different providers.

The project group was launched and introduced by [Amazon], [Apple], [Google],[2][3] [Comcast] and the [Zigbee Alliance], now [Connectivity Standards Alliance] ([CSA]). Subsequent members include IKEA, Huawei, Schneider, among others.[4][5] Matter-compatible products and software updates for existing products are expected to be released in 2022.[6] Although the Matter code repository is open-source under the Apache license, the Matter specification is licensed by CSA.[7]

[{$pagename}] is an [Application Layer] protocol and [Data model] and does not specify the underlying [Transport Layers].


[{$pagename}] by itself is not a [Smart Home] system. The technology connects devices in the home, but has nothing to do with their automation and control. Such tasks still require a higher-level system that is compatible with matter.


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* [#1] - [github.com|https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip#readme|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2022-01-04 
* [#2] - [The independent info page on the smart home standard matter
|https://matter-smarthome.de/en/matter-faq-en/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2022-05-12