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

Claim 0:
1. A method for a monitoring entity for monitoring at least one communication component of a plurality of communication components, wherein each communication component of the plurality of communication components is configured to communicate 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, comprising the following steps:
cyclically communicating via a local connection with the at least one communication component, wherein:
the local connection differs from the data bus, and
the cyclic communication via the local connection regularly checks functionality of the communication component; and

cyclically communicating via the data bus with at least one other monitoring entity, wherein:
the at least one other monitoring entity is associated with another communication component of the plurality of communication components, and
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.