59096-04 A Glossary-5
SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
A
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
A consortium of Japanese electronics
industry associations that have
established voluntary standards for
controlling electromagnetic interference
(EMI).
Worldwide Name (WWN)
A unique 64-bit address assigned to a
device by the device manufacturer.
WWN
Worldwide Name
XPAK
A specification authored by a consortium
of companies to govern the development
of small form factor 10 Gigabit modules.
Zone
A set of ports or devices grouped together
to control the exchange of information.
Zone Set
A set of zones grouped together. The
active zone set defines the zoning for a
fabric.
Zoning Database
The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases
stored on a switch.