PRTG Manual: DICOM Bandwidth Sensor

The DICOM Bandwidth sensor monitors the bandwidth usage of a C-STORE request to a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) capable device. It sends one or more DICOM images and files that you have stored in a folder on a local disk or share and checks if the DICOM device can handle the C-STORE request.

i_round_blueYou can use this sensor to test your picture archiving and communication system (PACS), for example.

DICOM Bandwidth Sensor

DICOM Bandwidth Sensor

i_square_cyanFor a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

  • Dutch: DICOM Bandbreedte
  • French: Bande passante (DICOM)
  • German: DICOM-Bandbreite
  • Japanese: DICOM 帯域幅
  • Portuguese: Largura de banda DICOM
  • Russian: Пропускная способность DICOM
  • Simplified Chinese: DICOM 带宽
  • Spanish: Ancho de banda DICOM

Remarks

Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:

Remark

Description

Performance impact

This sensor has a high performance impact. We recommend that you use no more than 200 of this sensor on each probe.

.NET 4.7.2 or later

This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later from Microsoft on the probe system. In a cluster, install it on every cluster node.

i_round_redIf the framework is missing, you cannot create this sensor.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see the Knowledge Base: Which .NET version does PRTG require?

IPv6

This sensor supports IPv6.

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

  • bandwidth
  • dicom

i_square_cyanFor more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.

DICOM Connection

DICOM Connection

DICOM Connection

Setting

Description

Calling Application Entity Title

Enter the Application Entity Title (AET) of PRTG to initialize a DICOM connection.

i_round_blueThe AET is case-sensitive and does not support special characters.

Called Application Entity Title

Enter the AET of the target system to initialize a DICOM connection.

i_round_blueThe AET is case-sensitive and does not support special characters.

Port

Enter the port of the DICOM interface to use for the connection. The default port is 104.

Timeout (Sec.)

Enter a timeout in seconds for the request. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 900 seconds (15 minutes).

i_round_blueIf the reply takes longer than this value, the sensor cancels the request and shows a corresponding error message.

Bandwidth Settings

Bandwidth Settings

Bandwidth Settings

Setting

Description

File Path

Enter the full path to the folder where you have stored your DICOM files and images (ending with .dcm). This sensor sends all files to the DICOM enabled device via a C-STORE request to measure bandwidth. You can use any folder on a disk or share that the probe system has access to.

i_speechFor example, enter C:\DICOM to send files that are stored in a folder named DICOM on the probe system.

i_round_redThe path must contain *.dcm files. Enter the path without a backslash (\) at the end.

Debug Options

Debug Options

Debug Options

Setting

Description

Result Handling

Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:

  • Discard result (default): Do not store the sensor result.
  • Store result: Store the last sensor result in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file names are Result of Sensor [ID].txt, Result of Sensor [ID].Data.txt, and Result of Sensor [ID].log. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites these files with each scanning interval.

i_podThis option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance.

i_round_blueIn a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node.

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Setting

Description

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

i_round_blueYou can set a different primary channel later by clicking b_channel_primary below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

  • Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
  • Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
    i_round_redYou cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.

Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Inherited Settings

By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click b_inherited_enabled under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Channel List

i_round_blueWhich channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel

Description

C-STORE Bandwidth

The bandwidth usage of the sent files

i_round_blueThis channel is the primary channel by default.

C-STORE Response Time

The response time of the C-STORE request

C-STORE Size

The total size of the sent files

Downtime

In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status

More

i_square_blueKNOWLEDGE BASE

Which .NET version does PRTG require?

What security features does PRTG include?