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# Sockets

Configure a device that manages port-based communication with the guest system.

## Topics

### Configurations

[`class VZVirtioSocketDeviceConfiguration`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioSocketDeviceConfiguration)

A configuration object that requests the creation of a socket device to communicate with the guest system.

[`class VZSocketDeviceConfiguration`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZSocketDeviceConfiguration)

The common configuration traits for socket device requests.

### Devices

[`class VZVirtioSocketDevice`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioSocketDevice)

A device that manages port-based connections between the guest system and the host computer.

[`class VZSocketDevice`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZSocketDevice)

The common behavior of socket devices.

### Connection management

[`class VZVirtioSocketListener`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioSocketListener)

An object that listens for port-based connection requests from the guest operating system.

[`class VZVirtioSocketConnection`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioSocketConnection)

A port-based connection between the guest operating system and the host computer.


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