PRTG Manual: DICOM C-ECHO Sensor
The DICOM C-ECHO sensor monitors the availability of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) capable systems and devices by sending C-ECHO requests to the target system. C-ECHO is also known as DICOM-Ping.
You can use this sensor to verify that the DICOM handshake is executed and that your target system is capable of answering DICOM messages.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: DICOM C-ECHO
- French: C-ECHO (DICOM)
- German: DICOM-C-ECHO
- Japanese: DICOM C-ECHO
- Portuguese: C-ECHO DICOM
- Russian: DICOM C-ECHO
- Simplified Chinese: DICOM C-ECHO
- Spanish: C-ECHO DICOM
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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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.
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IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- cecho
- dicom
- ping
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Calling Application Entity Title |
Enter the Application Entity Title (AET) of PRTG to initialize a DICOM connection.
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Called Application Entity Title |
Enter the AET of the target system to initialize a DICOM connection.
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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).
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Setting |
Description |
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C-ECHO Count |
Enter the number of C-ECHO requests that the sensor sends in a row for one scanning interval. Enter an integer. The default value is 5. |
Ping Delay (ms) |
Enter the time in milliseconds (ms) the sensor waits between two C-ECHO requests. Enter an integer. The default value is 10.
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Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Setting |
Description |
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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.
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Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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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. |
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 under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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C-ECHO Response Avg. |
The average response time of the C-ECHO request
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C-ECHO Response Max |
The maximum response time of the C-ECHO request |
C-ECHO Response Min |
The minimum response time of the C-ECHO request |
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 |
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