Method for communication between a plurality of wheel units with one another and with a remote monitoring and/or control device

A method for communication between a plurality of electronic modules, called wheel units, with one another, on the one hand, and between the plurality of wheel units and at least one device for remotely monitoring and/or controlling the wheel units, on the other hand, each of the wheel units being associated with a respective wheel of a motor vehicle and measuring, as parameter(s) associated with a wheel, at least one pressure value of a tire of the respective wheel, each wheel unit being identified beforehand, each wheel unit being able to identify the other wheel units capable of communicating therewith, the communication taking place in accordance with a communication standard allowing a bidirectional data exchange, the method comprising:

• selecting one wheel unit from among the wheel units at least temporarily to be a hub wheel unit storing the pressure values measured and transmitted to the hub wheel unit by each of the wheel units, the other wheel units of the motor vehicle being peripheral wheel units,
• periodically sending by the hub wheel unit at least one signaling frame in the direction of the peripheral wheel units, this signaling frame being received by a peripheral wheel unit when a scanning function is activated in a peripheral wheel unit, said peripheral wheel unit sending a return signal to the hub wheel unit when the hub wheel unit requests it or when the peripheral wheel unit has information to transmit to the hub wheel unit,
• the communication between the plurality of wheel units and said at least one device for remotely monitoring and/or controlling the measured pressure values of each of the wheels taking place solely via the hub wheel unit.