The DICOM Connectivity Framework (DCF) is an advanced, object oriented collection of native software components implementing the DICOM v3.0 protocol for medical imaging systems. It includes a wide range of tools and utilities that support DICOM software development and testing. The DCF DICOM software enables medical imaging systems — printer, scanner, archive device, workstation, etc. — to communicate with other devices over a network, using the DICOM protocol. Using the DCF DICOM Toolkit, an OEM can provide DICOM connectivity for their application or device with a minimum of effort. The software provides powerful API for communicating medical imaging information between the OEM's code and the DCF, such that detailed knowledge of DICOM is not required. DICOM Connectivity Framework architecture includes common service components that can be used as is, or can be easily customized by the OEM to fully integrate the DCF into their own software architecture.