DICOM Upper Layer Protocol

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DICOM Upper Layer Protocol is a network communication protocol that enables standardized exchange of medical imaging data between DICOM-compliant systems over TCP/IP.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DICOM protocol component
network communication protocol
abbreviation UL
conformsTo OSI upper layer service concepts
dataUnit PDU
defines A-ABORT primitive NERFINISHED
A-ASSOCIATE accept primitive
A-ASSOCIATE reject primitive
A-ASSOCIATE request primitive
A-RELEASE request primitive
A-RELEASE response primitive
P-ABORT service for abnormal termination
P-DATA service for data transfer
association establishment between DICOM applications
association release between DICOM applications
domain medical imaging informatics
ensures interoperability between heterogeneous imaging devices
reliable ordered delivery of DICOM messages
notResponsibleFor application-level DICOM command semantics
operatesAtLayer application layer
partOf DICOM standard NERFINISHED
PDUType A-ABORT PDU NERFINISHED
A-ASSOCIATE-AC PDU NERFINISHED
A-ASSOCIATE-RJ PDU NERFINISHED
A-ASSOCIATE-RQ PDU
A-RELEASE-RP PDU
A-RELEASE-RQ PDU
P-DATA-TF PDU NERFINISHED
relationshipTo carries DICOM Message Service Element messages
sits above TCP in the protocol stack
requires establishment of a TCP connection before association
runsOn TCP/IP NERFINISHED
scope network communication between DICOM Application Entities
specifiedIn DICOM PS3.8 NERFINISHED
standardizedBy American College of Radiology NERFINISHED
National Electrical Manufacturers Association NERFINISHED
supports multiple simultaneous presentation contexts
negotiation of abstract syntaxes
negotiation of presentation contexts
negotiation of transfer syntaxes
transportProtocol TCP NERFINISHED
typicalPort 104
usedBy DICOM Service Class Provider NERFINISHED
DICOM Service Class User NERFINISHED
usedFor communication between DICOM-compliant systems
exchange of medical imaging data
usedIn modality-to-PACS communication
picture archiving and communication systems
radiology information systems
teleradiology systems
uses Presentation Data Units NERFINISHED

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DICOM Application Entity communicatesUsing DICOM Upper Layer Protocol
DICOM Application Entity describedInPart DICOM Upper Layer Protocol
this entity surface form: DICOM PS3.8 Network Communication Support for Message Exchange