Abstract: A method for monitoring a cable harness. In the method, at least one value of at least one electrical variable in the cable harness is acquired and at least one signal, which represents this at least one value, is transmitted to at least one evaluator. A number of containers, which in turn represent a value range for the allocated electrical variable in each case, is allocated to each evaluator. The at least one signal is evaluated in such a way that the acquired values are allocated to the containers while taking the respective value range into account. The values allocated to the container are counted in each container. If a threshold value allocated to the container is exceeded, an action is triggered.

Abstract: A method for configuring a vehicle electrical system of a motor vehicle, at least one consumer being provided in the vehicle electrical system. Within the scope of the configuration of the vehicle electrical system, at least one of the at least one consumer is assigned an electrical module, which in turn is selected from a group of modules. A first consumer criterion, which refers to a supply requirement of the at least one consumer, and a second consumer criterion, which refers to a degree of feedback of the at least one consumer, are taken into consideration in the selection of the electrical module.