Patent ID: 11863345
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A monitoring entity for at least one communication component of a plurality of communication components, wherein each communication component of the plurality of communication components is configured for communication in an event-based manner via a connection to a data bus with one or more other communication components of the plurality of communication components, the monitoring entity comprising:
one or more interfaces for communication with:
at least one other monitoring entity via the data bus, wherein the at least one other monitoring entity is associated with another communication component of the plurality of communication components, and
the at least one communication component via a local connection which differs from the data bus; and
a control unit configured to control the one or more interfaces and to:
cyclically communicate via the local connection with the at least one communication component, wherein the cyclic communication via the local connection regularly checks functionality of the communication component, and
cyclically communicate via the data bus with the at least one other monitoring entity, wherein the cyclic communication via the data bus:
reports functionality of the communication component,
monitors functionality of the other communication component,
and
monitors functionality of the data bus.