MacVTap

MacVTap is a Linux kernel device driver that facilitates virtualized bridged networking.{{Cite web|url=https://virt.kernelnewbies.org/MacVTap|title=MacVTap - Linux Virtualization Wiki|website=virt.kernelnewbies.org}} Typically, it is used in virtualized environments to make both the guest and the host show up directly on the network switch the host is connected to, and to improve throughput and latencies to external systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/linuxonibm/liaag/wkvm/wkvm_c_net_macvtap.htm#fntarg_1|title=IBM Knowledge Center|website=www.ibm.com|date=17 June 2019 }}