DICOM PS3.8 2019b - Network Communication Support for Message Exchange

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# 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Standard the following definitions apply.

## 3.1 Reference Model Definitions

This Part of the Standard is based on the concepts developed in [ISO 7498-1] and makes use of the following terms defined in it:

Application Entity

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Application Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Application Process

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Data Link Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Layer Entity

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Network Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Physical Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Presentation Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Presentation Service

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Protocol

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Protocol Data Unit

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Service

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Service Access Point

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Session Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Transfer Syntax

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Transport Layer

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Transport Protocol

  See [ISO 7498-1].

Transport Connection

  See [ISO 7498-1].

## 3.2 Naming and Addressing Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO 7498-3]:

Calling Presentation Address

  See [ISO 7498-3].

Called Presentation Address

  See [ISO 7498-3].

Presentation Address

  See [ISO 7498-3].

Responding Presentation Address

  See [ISO 7498-3].

Called Application Entity Title

  See [ISO 7498-3].

Calling Application Entity Title

  See [ISO 7498-3].

## 3.3 Service Conventions Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO/TR 8509]:

Service Provider

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Service User

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Confirmed Service

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Non-confirmed Service

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Primitive

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Request (Primitive)

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Indication (Primitive)

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Response (Primitive)

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

Confirmation (Primitive)

  See [ISO/TR 8509].

## 3.4 Presentation Service Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO 8822]:

Abstract Syntax

  See [ISO 8822].

Abstract Syntax Name

  See [ISO 8822].

Presentation Context

  See [ISO 8822].

Presentation Data Values

  See [ISO 8822].

Transfer Syntax Name

  See [ISO 8822].

## 3.5 ACSE Service Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in [ISO 8649]:

Association

  See [ISO 8649].

Application Context

  See [ISO 8649].

Association Control Service Element (ACSE)

  See [ISO 8649].

Association Initiator

  See [ISO 8649].

## 3.6 DICOM Introduction and Overview Definition

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.1:

Message

  Message.

## 3.7 DICOM Communication Support Definitions

The following definitions are commonly used in this Part of the Standard:

DICOM Upper Layer Service

  The Upper Layer protocols are related to the Session, Presentation and part of the Application Layer of the ISO reference model. These protocols provide the Upper Layer Service. This Service is a proper subset of the ACSE Service and OSI Presentation Layer Service.

## 3.8 DICOM Service Class Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.4:

Service-Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance)

  Service-Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance).

## 3.9 DICOM Data Structures and Encoding Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.5:

Data Set

  Data Set.

Unique Identifier (UID)

  Unique Identifier (UID).

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