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Results for area 1.2 Application characteristics

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quality
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degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements

NOTE 1 to entry: User requirements can include ease of use, safety, availability, reliability, sturdiness, economy, and environmental safety. Such requirements can be explicit or implicit.

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validity
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quality or state of being valid; having legal force

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availability
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property of being accessible and useable upon demand by an authorized entity

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functionality
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group of parameter which are able to measure the performance of an EFC system, e.g. communication, application, vehicle and traffic characteristics

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data integrity
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property that data has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner

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interval scale parameters
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scale of measurement of data, according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary

NOTE Interval scaled parameters are applicable in mathematical equations using the operators plus or minus. Interval scales having a zero offset are equal to ratio scales.

EXAMPLE The temperature scale in Celsius is an interval scale, in Kelvin it's a ratio scale.

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nominal scale parameters
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discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories

NOTE Nominal scaled parameters are applicable in Boolean equations using the operators equal or not equal.

EXAMPLE A nominal scale parameter for vehicles could consist of cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles.

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ordinal scale parameters
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scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences

NOTE Ordinal scaled parameters are applicable in Boolean equations using the operators greater, greater or equal, less or less or equal.

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performance metrics
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specific calculations used to describe the charging performance of a system

NOTE These calculations are technology and schema-independent.

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ratio scale
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scale of measurement of data, having a fixed zero value, which permits the comparison of differences of values

NOTE Ratio scaled parameters are applicable in mathematical equations using the operators multiplication and division.

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absolute charging error
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difference between the measured charge (toll) value and the actual value (as measured by a reference system)

NOTE A positive error means that the measurement exceeds the actual one.

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equipment interoperability
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ability of two or more pieces of equipment to operate in conjunction

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authenticity
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property that an entity is what it claims to be

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information security
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preservation of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information

NOTE 1 to entry: In addition, other properties such as authenticity, accountability, non-repudiation and reliability can also be involved.

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integrity
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safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of information and processing methods

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quality of EFC equipment
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group of parameter (reliability, availability, maintainability) which are able to define the quality of EFC equipment by qualitative and quantitative figures

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non-repudiation
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ability to prove the occurrence of a claimed event or action and its originating entities, in order to resolve disputes about the occurrence or non-occurrence of the event or action and about the involvement of entities in the event

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accountability
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property that ensures that the actions of an entity may be traced uniquely to the entity

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vulnerability
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weakness of an asset or control that can be exploited by a threat

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average relative charging error (ARCE)
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ratio between the sum of computed charges associated to a set of vehicles during a certain period of time and the actual due charge (for the same set of vehicles and the same period) minus 1

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accepted charging error interval
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interval of the Relative Charging Error varying from a negative (undercharge) to a positive (overcharge) value that the Toll Charger considers as acceptable, i.e. correct charging

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relative charging error
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ratio between the Absolute Charging Error and the actual value, i.e. Relative Charging Error = Absolute Charging Error/Actual Value

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