<s>
In	O
storage	O
networking	O
,	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
zoning	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
partitioning	O
of	O
a	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
fabric	I-Architecture
into	O
smaller	O
subsets	O
to	O
restrict	O
interference	O
,	O
add	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
simplify	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoning	O
applies	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
switched	B-Architecture
fabric	I-Architecture
topology	O
(	O
FC-SW	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
simpler	O
Fibre	O
Channel	O
topologies	O
.	O
</s>
