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Converged network adapter
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<p>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 <a href="/facts/Host_bus_adapter/nQbbDHF2">host bus adapter</a> (HBA) with a <a href="/facts/Network_interface_controller/wyf5FR29">network interface controller</a> (NIC). In other words, it "<a href="/facts/Convergence_(Relationship)/beD7PN2C">converges</a>" access to, respectively, a <a href="/facts/Storage_area_network/e7bmhrmB">storage area network</a> and a general-purpose <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">computer network</a>. </p>