Method for configuring a network, in particular, in a motor vehicle

A method for configuring a network comprising at least a first switch and a second switch, the method comprising:

• providing, based on a common syntax, a first piece of configuration information for the first switch and a second piece of configuration information for the second switch;
• converting, by a respective processing module, the first piece of configuration information into a first piece of control information and the second piece of configuration information into a second piece of control information, wherein a syntax of the first piece of control information differs from a syntax of the second piece of control information;
• and
• controlling the first switch based on the first piece of control information and controlling the second switch based on the second piece of control information,
• wherein the respective processing module determines whether a respective target function described by at least one of the first piece of configuration information or the second piece of configuration information can be implemented by at least one of the first switch or the second switch alone, and
• wherein if the respective processing module determines that the respective target function cannot be implemented by at least one of the first switch or the second switch alone, controlling at least one further device in the network to implement the target function jointly with at least one of the first switch or the second switch.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• a network comprising at least a first switch and a second switch, the network being configured to perform a method comprising:
• providing, based on a common syntax, a first piece of configuration information for the first switch and a second piece of configuration information for the second switch;
• converting, by a respective processing module, the first piece of configuration information into a first piece of control information and the second piece of configuration information into a second piece of control information, wherein a syntax of the first piece of control information differs from a syntax of the second piece of control information;
• and
• controlling the first switch based on the first piece of control information and controlling the second switch based on the second piece of control information,
• wherein the respective processing module determines whether a respective target function described by at least one of the first piece of configuration information or the second piece of configuration information can be implemented by at least one of the first switch or the second switch alone, and
• wherein if the respective processing module determines that the respective target function cannot be implemented by at least one of the first switch or the second switch alone, controlling at least one further device in the network to implement the target function jointly with at least one of the first switch or the second switch.