<s>
MacVTap	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
that	O
facilitates	O
virtualized	B-General_Concept
bridged	B-Protocol
networking	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
virtualized	B-General_Concept
environments	I-General_Concept
to	O
make	O
both	O
the	O
guest	O
and	O
the	O
host	O
show	O
up	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
network	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
the	O
host	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
improve	O
throughput	O
and	O
latencies	O
to	O
external	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
