G.2.1 Roles and Service Class Options

G.2.1 Roles and Service Class Options (Current)
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This Application Profile uses the Media Storage Service Class defined in PS3.4.

The Application Entity shall support one or two of the roles of File-set Creator (FSC) and File-set Reader (FSR), defined in PS3.10. Because the exchange of e-mail does not involve storage, the role of File-set Updater (FSU) is not specified.

G.2.1.1 File-set Creator

The role of File-set Creator may be used by Application Entities that generate a File-set under this Interchange Class of Application Profiles.

File-set Creators may be able to generate the Basic Directory SOP Class in the DICOMDIR file with all the subsidiary Directory Records related to the Image SOP Classes included in the File-set.

The Application Entity acting as a File-set Creator generates a File-set under the STD-GEN-MIME Application Profile.

Note

A multiple volume (i.e., a logical volume that can cross multiple media) is not supported by this class of Application Profile. Because MIME is a virtual medium and since e-mail mechanisms include some way of fragmenting MIME parts to be sent through limited size e-mail, there are no needs for multiple volume.

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