Patent ID: 8300645

Claim:
A method for exchanging diagnostic data in a network between a node of the network and a diagnostic terminal connected to the network, the network node including a shared network interface capable of receiving simulation commands and diagnostic commands in real time, the method comprising: receiving the simulation commands at the network node within at least one predetermined time period; determining an emission time period for emitting diagnostic data by excluding a time period for processing a simulation command; performing time-based segregation of the diagnostic data emission via the shared network interface relative to the processing of the simulation command; the method further comprising: determining a date of an end of the processing of the simulation command; determining a date of a next reception of a new simulation command as a function of the at least one predetermined time period; determining a time interval between the date of the end of the processing of the simulation command and the date of the next reception of the new simulation command; and emitting the diagnostic data via the shared network interface during the time interval.