DICOM traffic generator based on behavior profiles

Recent advances in medical imaging systems demands solutions for minimization of latency of communications in the access of data stored in remote repositories. Such solutions are usually dependent on the flow of messages between the remote repositories and the data consumers, which leads to the need of testing under different scenarios the solutions to evaluate the speed up of them. Nevertheless, due to feasibility, ethical and legal reasons, developers not always have access to real data or the possibility of testing solutions in a real environment. Moreover, the network workflows can include distinct usage profiles, which can change between institutions. So, developers have to fall back on simulation, which leads to the problem of obtaining message exchange flow data. This paper presents a generator of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) traffic based on modulation of users' behavior that can be used on simulation and dimensioning of solutions for minimization of latency of communications.