Abstract: A monitoring system network has a plurality of sensor nodes with a sensor control device and at least one sensor element coupled to the sensor control device, a first hierarchical network layer with a plurality of network function nodes, each coupled to at least one of the plurality of sensor nodes, and a second hierarchical network layer with a plurality of network central nodes, each coupled to at least one of the plurality of network function nodes. The sensor control devices of the sensor nodes, the network function nodes and the network central nodes of the monitoring system network form a distributed system on which distributed applications can be performed for the evaluation of the sensor data signals captured by the sensor elements of the sensor nodes.

Abstract: A monitoring system network has a plurality of sensor nodes with a sensor control device and at least one sensor element coupled to the sensor control device, a first hierarchical network layer with a plurality of network function nodes, each coupled to at least one of the plurality of sensor nodes, and a second hierarchical network layer with a plurality of network central nodes, each coupled to at least one of the plurality of network function nodes. The sensor control devices of the sensor nodes, the network function nodes and the network central nodes, in each case, have a data processing device and a configuration memory which is coupled to the data processing device and designed to store configuration data for different configurations of the respective data processing device.