Catena-X | Association, dataspace, automotive network | Open and interoperable data ecosystem of the automotive sector, see https://catena-x.net/ |
Tractus-X | Official open-source project in the Catena-X data space | see https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/ |
EDC | Eclipse Dataspace Components | Set of components like the Eclipse Dataspace Connector and it's extensions |
Tractus-X EDC | Tractus-X Eclipse Dataspace Components | EDC, adapted and released for the Tractus-X project |
Connector | Dataspace Connector | Tractus-X Eclipse Dataspace Connector or compatible connector implementation |
Connector Address | Public API https-address | Address of the connectors control plane for communication with other connectors |
Data Space | All connected services and data | |
Operating Company | A company that provides central services for the dataspace | |
BPN | Business Partner Number | Identifies a legal entity (participant in the data space) |
Use Case | Delimited business logic and associated framework | |
Usage Data | Collected data while a vehicle/component is used | Describes, for example, how a component was used until now |
Data Owner | The actual owner of personal data | E.g. the driver of a vehicle, but usually not the data provider |
Framework Agreement | Common contract of use case participants | |
Policy | Usage policy for data or services | Refers to a Framework Agreement |
Contract | Automatically negotiated contract for accessing data or services | |
Consumer | Queries a result from a data source or a service | The one who initiates the query. May process data further in his realm. |
Provider | Provides data or a service | |
Data Provider | Provides own data from own data sources | likely an OEM |
Service | Service to process data | E.g. calculation or simulation based on internal models |
Service Provider | Provides a calculation service to process result data from input data | Likely a supplier of a part or component |
Delegator | Delegates data or service requests | Likely a supplier of a component that is assembled of subcomponents which are providing calculation services |
Semantic Versioning | Versioning scheme for software | Using meaningful version numbers in the format [0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+(-SNAPSHOT)? (e.g. 1.3.12 , ) |
Component Provider | Manufacturer of a component | Provides services or delegates data |
VIN | Vehicle Identification Number | A standardized number to identify a vehicle |