Once a DICOM Network Connection has been established, a DICOM Associate Connection must be established before DICOM messages and data can be transferred between two AEs.
The AE acting as an SCP must have a DICOM Associate object and the AE acting as an SCU must have a DICOM Associate object. Steps for establishing a DICOM Associate connection are given below for both the SCU and the SCP.
Establishing a DICOM Associate Connection (SCU)
DicomAssociate.ApplicationContextName
DicomAssociate.SetPresentationContextID
DicomAssociate.SetAsynchronousOperations
DicomAssociate.ImplementationVersionName
DicomAssociate.SetUserInformation
DicomAssociate.SetExtendedData
Establishing a DICOM Associate Connection (SCP)