W–Z
wide area network (WAN)

Communications facilities such as point-to-point links or frame relay service networks that carry data across large distances.

wiremap testing

A procedure that checks wires for proper pin termination, continuity, crossed pairs, shorts, and split pairs.

world wide port name

A unique 8-byte global identifier assigned to a fibre channel port.

worst pair-to-pair equal level far end crosstalk

The biggest equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT) effect of one pair on another.

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