Avionics network, comprising: a multiplicity of avionics components; and a configuration monitoring device, which is connected to the multiplicity of avionics components in a wired or wireless manner, and which has: at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), which is designed to receive a multiplicity of configuration parameters that characterize the operating status of the avionics components; a reference-parameter memory, which is designed to store sets of reference values for configuration parameters; and a parameter comparison device; characterized in that the configuration monitoring device furthermore has: a parameter filter device, which is connected to the at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), and which is designed to filter a subset of configuration parameters from the received multiplicity of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters of the subset are selected in order to make it possible to determine an overall configuration of the avionics network; wherein the parameter comparison device is coupled to the reference-parameter memory and the parameter filter device, and is designed to compare the subset of configuration parameters, which has been filtered by the parameter filter device, with a set of reference values for the configuration parameters of the subset, which is stored in the reference-parameter memory, in order to determine the overall configuration of the avionics network. a multiplicity of avionics components; and a configuration monitoring device, which is connected to the multiplicity of avionics components in a wired or wireless manner, and which has: at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), which is designed to receive a multiplicity of configuration parameters that characterize the operating status of the avionics components; a reference-parameter memory, which is designed to store sets of reference values for configuration parameters; and a parameter comparison device; characterized in that the configuration monitoring device furthermore has: a parameter filter device, which is connected to the at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), and which is designed to filter a subset of configuration parameters from the received multiplicity of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters of the subset are selected in order to make it possible to determine an overall configuration of the avionics network; wherein the parameter comparison device is coupled to the reference-parameter memory and the parameter filter device, and is designed to compare the subset of configuration parameters, which has been filtered by the parameter filter device, with a set of reference values for the configuration parameters of the subset, which is stored in the reference-parameter memory, in order to determine the overall configuration of the avionics network. at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), which is designed to receive a multiplicity of configuration parameters that characterize the operating status of the avionics components; a reference-parameter memory, which is designed to store sets of reference values for configuration parameters; and a parameter comparison device; characterized in that the configuration monitoring device furthermore has: a parameter filter device, which is connected to the at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), and which is designed to filter a subset of configuration parameters from the received multiplicity of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters of the subset are selected in order to make it possible to determine an overall configuration of the avionics network; wherein the parameter comparison device is coupled to the reference-parameter memory and the parameter filter device, and is designed to compare the subset of configuration parameters, which has been filtered by the parameter filter device, with a set of reference values for the configuration parameters of the subset, which is stored in the reference-parameter memory, in order to determine the overall configuration of the avionics network. a parameter filter device, which is connected to the at least one configuration data interface (11; 12), and which is designed to filter a subset of configuration parameters from the received multiplicity of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters of the subset are selected in order to make it possible to determine an overall configuration of the avionics network; wherein the parameter comparison device is coupled to the reference-parameter memory and the parameter filter device, and is designed to compare the subset of configuration parameters, which has been filtered by the parameter filter device, with a set of reference values for the configuration parameters of the subset, which is stored in the reference-parameter memory, in order to determine the overall configuration of the avionics network.