DICOM PS3.8 2024e - Network Communication Support for Message Exchange

9.2.3 DICOM Upper Layer Protocol for TCP/IP State Transition Table

The DICOM Upper Layer Protocol State transitions are specified in Table 9-10. This table addresses both the normal and error cases for the protocol operation. Both the called and the calling aspects of an association are described in this table.

Table 9-10. DICOM Upper Layer Protocol State Transition Table

STATES

No assocn

Association establishment

Data transfer

Association release (normal & collision)

Wait for Tp Close

EVENTS

Sta1

Sta2

Sta3

Sta4

Sta5

Sta6

Sta7

Sta8

Sta9

Sta10

Sta11

Sta12

Sta13

A-ASSOCIATE Request (local user)

AE-1

Sta4

Transport Conn. Confirmn (local transport service)

AE-2

Sta5

A-ASSOCIATE-AC PDU (received on transport connection)

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AE-3

Sta6

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-6

Sta13

A-ASSOCIATE-RJ PDU (received on transport connection)

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AE-4

Sta1

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-6

Sta13

Transport Connection Indication (local transport service)

AE-5

Sta2

A-ASSOCIATE-RQ PDU (received on transport connection)

AE-6

Sta3 or 13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-7

Sta13

A-ASSOCIATE response primitive (accept)

AE-7

Sta6

A-ASSOCIATE response primitive (reject)

AE-8

Sta13

P-DATA request primitive

DT-1

Sta6

AR-7

Sta8

P-DATA-TF PDU

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

DT-2

Sta6

AR-6

Sta7

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-6

Sta13

A-RELEASE Request primitive

AR-1

Sta7

A-RELEASE-RQ PDU (received on open transport connection)

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AR-2

Sta8

AR-8

Sta9 or 10

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-6

Sta13

A-RELEASE-RP PDU (received on transport connection)

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AR-3

Sta1

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AR-10

Sta12

AR-3

Sta1

AA-8

Sta13

AA-6

Sta13

A-RELEASE Response primitive

AR-4

Sta13

AR-9

Sta11

AR-4

Sta13

A-ABORT Request primitive

AA-1

Sta13

AA-2

Sta1

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

AA-1

Sta13

A-ABORT PDU (received on open transport connection)

AA-2

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-3

Sta1

AA-2

Sta1

Transport connection closed indication (local transport service)

AA-5

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AA-4

Sta1

AR-5

Sta1

ARTIM timer expired (Association reject/release timer)

AA-2

Sta1

AA-2

Sta1

Unrecognized or invalid PDU received

AA-1

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-8

Sta13

AA-7

Sta13


DICOM PS3.8 2024e - Network Communication Support for Message Exchange