page_title: Converged network adapter
hierarchical_section_title: Converged network adapter
caption_attribution_description: English: FCoE - Converged Network Adapter (CNA)
context_page_description: A converged network adapter, also called a converged network interface controller, is a computer input/output device that combines the functionality of a host bus adapter with a network interface controller. In other words, it "converges" access to, respectively, a storage area network and a general-purpose computer network.
context_section_description: A converged network adapter (CNA), also called a converged network interface controller (C-NIC), is a computer input/output device that combines the functionality of a host bus adapter (HBA) with a network interface controller (NIC). In other words, it "converges" access to, respectively, a storage area network and a general-purpose computer network.
caption: "Converged" network adapter diagram
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