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ddo_echo utility


Use the ddo_echo utility to send a DICOM C-ECHO to a remote device. After performing the C-ECHO test, the association is dropped.

Synopsis

ddo_echo [-f log_file] [-C calling_title] [-l {audit | error | info | debug} ] [-D called_title] [-p port] [-h host] [-S max_packet_size] [-X [acoqs]] [-z] [-n [number_of_echoes]] [-z [sleep_between_association_actions]] [-r [number_of_repeat_connections]] [-i [idle_time_between_connections]]

Options

‑f  log_file

Logs output to the file log_file.

‑C   calling_title

Sets the calling title of this device to calling_title.

‑l  {audit | error | info | debug}

Sets the log level to one of audit, error, info, or debug, where each successive log level increases the amount of information that is output. The default log level is error.

‑D  called_title

Specifies the called title of the remote device.

‑p  port

Specifies the port on which the remote device is listening.

‑h  host

Specifies the hostname of the remote device.

‑S  max_packet_size

Specifies the maximum length of each data packet transmitted over the network.

‑X  [acoqs]

DICOM debugging options. To enable all DICOM logging, use -X acoqs.

a = Contents of association.

c = Contents of command objects.

o = Contents of data objects.

q = Contents of query objects.

s = Changes in DICOM state machine.

‑n  [number_of_echoes]

Sets the number of echoes. The default value is 1.

‑z  [sleep_between_association_actions]

Time in seconds between associations. The default values is 0—no sleep time.

‑r  [number_of_repeat_connections]

Number of repeat connections. The default value is 1.

‑i  [idle_time_between_connections]

Idle time between connections, in seconds. The default value is 1.

Example

ddo_echo -h web1 -p 104


See also


Topic number: 47403

Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Server Knowledge Base