Protocols Guide: ISO Protocols in OSI 7 Layers Reference Model: Application Layer: ISO ACSE: Association Control Service Element.

Information about the ISO Association Control Service Element (ACSE) from a section of the book "Network Protocols Handbook" Fourth Edition is presented. It is an application layer protocol in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model designed to establish and release an application-association between two AEIs and to determine the application context of that association. It cites the two modes of communication supported by the ACSE. It outlines the structure of the protocol.