CVRIA Glossary

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Unicast

The sending of a message to a single network destination identified by a unique address.

United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)

The principal direct federal funding agency for transportation facilities and programs in the United Stated. Includes the Office of the Assistance Secretary for Research and Technology Administration, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and others.

User

An entity or individual who uses a computer, program, network, and related services of a hardware and/or software system, usually associated with granting that individual with an account and permissions.
In the case of CVRIA this includes System Users that refers to the combination of Mobile, Field, and Center based devices and applications. The term End User refers to the human user of the System User device. End Users may not interact directly with all of the internal or core connected vehicle systems, but are referred to as the ultimate beneficiaries or participants in the connected vehicle environment.

User Need

A capability that is identified to accomplish a specific goal or solve a problem that is to be supported by the system.

User-ID

An identifier associated with a specific individual that can be traced to that individual's identity.