| Description | A unique index value that uniquely identifies a
particular Fabric.
In a Fabric conformant to SW-3, only a single Fabric can
operate within a single physical infrastructure, and thus,
the value of this Fabric Index will always be 1.
However, it is possible that future standards will define
how multiple Fabrics, each with its own management
instrumentation, could operate within one (or more) physical
infrastructures. To allow for this future possibility, this
index value is used to uniquely identify a particular
Fabric within a physical infrastructure. |