L_DicomGetCommBlockLengthISCL

#include "ltdic.h"

L_UINT32 EXT_FUNCTION L_DicomGetCommBlockLengthISCL(hNet)

/* handle to an existing DICOM Network */

Returns the communication block length agreed upon during mutual authentication. This function is available in the Medical Suite toolkits.

Parameter	Description
hNet	Handle to an existing DICOM Network. This is the handle returned from the L_DicomCreateNet function.

Returns

The communication block length agreed upon during mutual authentication.

Comments

Using a block size that is too small or too big could impact performance.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

See Also

Functions:	L_DicomCreateNet, L_DicomSetMaxCommBlockLengthISCL
Topics:	DICOM Net: Communication block
	Establishing an ISCL Line Connection
	General Integrated Secure Communication Layer (ISCL) Information

Example

{
   HWND hWnd;
   HDICOMNET hDicomNet;
   hDicomNet = L_DicomCreateNet ("", DICOM_SECURE_ISCL);
   L_DicomSetMaxCommBlockLengthISCL (hDicomNet, 8160);
   // size of the blocks sent to network layer will be 8192 bytes (a 32-byte header is added)

   L_DicomConnect (hDicomNet, NULL, 0, "127.0.0.1", 2761);
   // connect to a server running on local computer at port 2761

   int nCommBlock = L_DicomGetCommBlockLengthISCL(hDicomNet);
   char str[40];
   sprintf(str, "Negotiated communication block size is %d", nCommBlock);
   MessageBox(hWnd, str, "", MB_OK);
}