Communication system (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a data source (101, 201, 301, 401) configured to generate a first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402), the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) comprising data to be transmitted via the communication system (100, 200, 300, 400), a first data converter (103, 203, 303, 403) coupled to the data source (101, 201, 301, 401) and configured to receive the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) and to convert the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) into an outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404), a packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405), wherein the first data converter (103, 203, 303, 403) is coupled to the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and is configured to output the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) into the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405), at least two second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) coupled to the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and configured to receive the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) and to convert the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) into a second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431), a plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432), wherein the at least two second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) are coupled between the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and at least two different ones of the plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432), wherein the second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) are configured to provide the second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431) to the respective radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) and wherein the radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) are configured to output the second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431) as radio signal (109, 209, 309, 409), and characterized by a monitor (215, 315, 415) configured to monitor the state (216, 316, 416) of the plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) and to indicate if the monitored radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) are in an operational state. a data source (101, 201, 301, 401) configured to generate a first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402), the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) comprising data to be transmitted via the communication system (100, 200, 300, 400), a first data converter (103, 203, 303, 403) coupled to the data source (101, 201, 301, 401) and configured to receive the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) and to convert the first serial data stream (102, 202, 302, 402) into an outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404), a packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405), wherein the first data converter (103, 203, 303, 403) is coupled to the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and is configured to output the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) into the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405), at least two second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) coupled to the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and configured to receive the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) and to convert the outgoing packet-based data stream (104, 204, 304, 404) into a second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431), a plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432), wherein the at least two second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) are coupled between the packet-based network (105, 205, 305, 405) and at least two different ones of the plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432), wherein the second data converters (106, 206, 210, 306, 310, 406, 410, 430) are configured to provide the second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431) to the respective radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) and wherein the radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) are configured to output the second serial data stream (107, 207, 211, 307, 311, 407, 411, 431) as radio signal (109, 209, 309, 409), and characterized by a monitor (215, 315, 415) configured to monitor the state (216, 316, 416) of the plurality of radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) and to indicate if the monitored radios (108, 208, 212, 308, 312, 408, 412, 432) are in an operational state.