CPAS CPAS Network & Connectivity

Question 1

Which transport layer protocol does DICOM rely on for reliable image data transmission over hospital networks?

Accepted Answer

TCP

Answer

UDP

Answer

ICMP

Answer

HTTP

Question 2

What minimum network bandwidth is generally recommended for transmitting uncompressed CT images efficiently in a PACS environment?

Accepted Answer

100 Mbps

Answer

1 Mbps

Answer

10 Mbps

Answer

1 Kbps

Question 3

In PACS networking, what does QoS (Quality of Service) primarily accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Prioritizes medical imaging traffic over lower-priority data

Answer

Compresses images automatically

Answer

Encrypts DICOM data in transit

Answer

Manages PACS user authentication

Question 4

Which network topology is most commonly used in hospital PACS deployments for ease of troubleshooting and scalability?

Accepted Answer

Star

Answer

Bus

Answer

Ring

Answer

Mesh

Question 5

What does VLAN stand for and why is it used in PACS network design?

Accepted Answer

Virtual LAN — isolates PACS traffic for security and performance

Answer

Virtual Link — connects two remote PACS sites via WAN

Answer

Verified LAN — validates each DICOM packet

Answer

Volume LAN — stores large DICOM file archives

Question 6

Which 10 Gbps networking standard is most commonly deployed in PACS data center backbone connections?

Accepted Answer

10GbE (10GBASE-T or 10GBASE-SR)

Answer

Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX)

Answer

Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)

Answer

Token Ring (16 Mbps)