Subject: What is an actor? > Can I ask you a question? is that possible for the > traffic control system on another vehicle to be actor? > because the traffic control system on one vehicle > should communicate with the system on another vehicle. Remember that an actor is a role, not an individual or even a system. Don't confuse instances with classes. In addition, communication (such as sending a message) is not appropriate for a use case. A use case should be a higher-level notion. For example, in a Student Information System, registering for a course is a good use case. Clicking on an icon or typing a key on the keyboard is not. Finally, a use case can involve more than one actor as well as more than one instance of the same actor.