(1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology.
(2) (
Connectivity
Standards
Alliance) A membership of more than 500 companies that supports smart home connectivity. Formerly the Zigbee Alliance, the CSA was founded in 2002. Along with others, the CSA publishes the standards for Zigbee and Matter. See
smart home and
Zigbee.
(3) (
Communication
Streaming
Architecture) An Intel interface between the memory and network controllers. The CSA keeps that traffic off the PCI bus. See
Intel Hub Architecture.
(4) (
Client
Server
Architecture) See
client/server.
(5) (
CallPath
Services
Architecture) An IBM standard that integrates applications with the telephone system, designed for use with AT&T, Northern Telecom and other PBX vendors.
(6) For the telephone company serving area, see
carrier serving area.