diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 58f4d0f6a196fb30abd830a87cee1b9cf988e240..78bcb05061ff0bca26774f11f4d205cf2a4aeaf0 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -3112,8 +3112,8 @@ virDomainActualNetDefParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
 
         virtPortNode = virXPathNode("./virtualport", ctxt);
         if (virtPortNode &&
-            virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(virtPortNode,
-                                                &actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile) < 0) {
+            virNetDevVPortProfileParse(virtPortNode,
+                                       &actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile) < 0) {
             goto error;
         }
     }
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
     char *mode = NULL;
     char *linkstate = NULL;
     virNWFilterHashTablePtr filterparams = NULL;
-    virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort = NULL;
+    virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort = NULL;
     virDomainActualNetDefPtr actual = NULL;
     xmlNodePtr oldnode = ctxt->node;
     int ret;
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
                        ((def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT) ||
                         (def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK)) &&
                        xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "virtualport")) {
-                if (virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(cur, &virtPort) < 0)
+                if (virNetDevVPortProfileParse(cur, &virtPort) < 0)
                     goto error;
             } else if ((network == NULL) &&
                        ((def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_SERVER) ||
@@ -9722,7 +9722,7 @@ virDomainActualNetDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
         }
         virBufferAsprintf(buf, " mode='%s'/>\n", mode);
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 8);
-        virVirtualPortProfileFormat(buf, def->data.direct.virtPortProfile);
+        virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(def->data.direct.virtPortProfile, buf);
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -8);
         break;
     default:
@@ -9769,7 +9769,7 @@ virDomainNetDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
                               def->data.network.portgroup);
         virBufferAddLit(buf, "/>\n");
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 6);
-        virVirtualPortProfileFormat(buf, def->data.network.virtPortProfile);
+        virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(def->data.network.virtPortProfile, buf);
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -6);
         if ((flags & VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INTERNAL_ACTUAL_NET) &&
             (virDomainActualNetDefFormat(buf, def->data.network.actual) < 0))
@@ -9819,7 +9819,7 @@ virDomainNetDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
                           virMacvtapModeTypeToString(def->data.direct.mode));
         virBufferAddLit(buf, "/>\n");
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 6);
-        virVirtualPortProfileFormat(buf, def->data.direct.virtPortProfile);
+        virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(def->data.direct.virtPortProfile, buf);
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -6);
         break;
 
@@ -13079,7 +13079,7 @@ virDomainNetGetActualDirectMode(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
     return iface->data.network.actual->data.direct.mode;
 }
 
-virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr
+virNetDevVPortProfilePtr
 virDomainNetGetActualDirectVirtPortProfile(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
 {
     if (iface->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT)
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index a3cb834e5c39aea529b774b37f4d1c7634fcd90b..255d8fd8bbbead10466886b1c35810423a60fe5f 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ struct _virDomainActualNetDef {
         struct {
             char *linkdev;
             int mode; /* enum virMacvtapMode from util/macvtap.h */
-            virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile;
+            virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile;
         } direct;
     } data;
     virNetDevBandwidthPtr bandwidth;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ struct _virDomainNetDef {
         struct {
             char *name;
             char *portgroup;
-            virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile;
+            virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile;
             /* actual has info about the currently used physical
              * device (if the network is of type
              * bridge/private/vepa/passthrough). This is saved in the
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ struct _virDomainNetDef {
         struct {
             char *linkdev;
             int mode; /* enum virMacvtapMode from util/macvtap.h */
-            virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile;
+            virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile;
         } direct;
     } data;
     struct {
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ int virDomainNetGetActualType(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
 char *virDomainNetGetActualBridgeName(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
 char *virDomainNetGetActualDirectDev(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
 int virDomainNetGetActualDirectMode(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
-virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr
+virNetDevVPortProfilePtr
 virDomainNetGetActualDirectVirtPortProfile(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
 virNetDevBandwidthPtr
 virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(virDomainNetDefPtr iface);
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index a70b5a20a1a1164746309da775a09bbd01a04cf8..023eb9ff955df114bc275ab90f2277450a38f0b2 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ virNetworkPortGroupParseXML(virPortGroupDefPtr def,
 
     virtPortNode = virXPathNode("./virtualport", ctxt);
     if (virtPortNode &&
-        (virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(virtPortNode,
-                                       &def->virtPortProfile) < 0)) {
+        (virNetDevVPortProfileParse(virtPortNode,
+                                    &def->virtPortProfile) < 0)) {
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ virNetworkDefParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
 
     virtPortNode = virXPathNode("./virtualport", ctxt);
     if (virtPortNode &&
-        (virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(virtPortNode,
-                                       &def->virtPortProfile) < 0)) {
+        (virNetDevVPortProfileParse(virtPortNode,
+                                    &def->virtPortProfile) < 0)) {
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ virPortGroupDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
     }
     virBufferAddLit(buf, ">\n");
     virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 4);
-    virVirtualPortProfileFormat(buf, def->virtPortProfile);
+    virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(def->virtPortProfile, buf);
     virNetDevBandwidthFormat(def->bandwidth, buf);
     virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -4);
     virBufferAddLit(buf, "  </portgroup>\n");
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ char *virNetworkDefFormat(const virNetworkDefPtr def)
     }
 
     virBufferAdjustIndent(&buf, 2);
-    virVirtualPortProfileFormat(&buf, def->virtPortProfile);
+    virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(def->virtPortProfile, &buf);
     virBufferAdjustIndent(&buf, -2);
 
     for (ii = 0; ii < def->nPortGroups; ii++)
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.h b/src/conf/network_conf.h
index 2cfbe46f1f4d56145294fa40f9f71bab0af3811d..57ad6377ab286896bd1476f841cc74c3983d0d85 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ typedef virPortGroupDef *virPortGroupDefPtr;
 struct _virPortGroupDef {
     char *name;
     bool isDefault;
-    virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile;
+    virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile;
     virNetDevBandwidthPtr bandwidth;
 };
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct _virNetworkDef {
     virNetworkIpDefPtr ips; /* ptr to array of IP addresses on this network */
 
     virNetworkDNSDefPtr dns; /* ptr to dns related configuration */
-    virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile;
+    virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile;
 
     size_t nPortGroups;
     virPortGroupDefPtr portGroups;
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index b15a8db92188ee6c2f7deb895d0dc4fa05db3e05..a30db17726f5510b306e936b83fff3f7dcf88932 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ virSocketAddrParseIPv4;
 virSocketAddrParseIPv6;
 virSocketAddrPrefixToNetmask;
 virSocketAddrSetPort;
-virVirtualPortProfileEqual;
-virVirtualPortProfileFormat;
-virVirtualPortProfileParseXML;
+virNetDevVPortProfileEqual;
+virNetDevVPortProfileFormat;
+virNetDevVPortProfileParse;
 
 
 # network_conf.h
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 258f7c76ffd04f580efffe41fe9f11b296e59310..ee1c46a97ec42bb50e74416ef7eeb98fe1e8c30b 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ networkAllocateActualDevice(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
                (netdef->forwardType == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_PRIVATE) ||
                (netdef->forwardType == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_VEPA) ||
                (netdef->forwardType == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_PASSTHROUGH)) {
-        virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtport = NULL;
+        virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtport = NULL;
 
         /* <forward type='bridge|private|vepa|passthrough'> are all
          * VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT.
@@ -2838,7 +2838,7 @@ networkAllocateActualDevice(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
                 ((netdef->forwardType == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_PRIVATE) &&
                  iface->data.network.actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile &&
                  (iface->data.network.actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile->virtPortType
-                  == VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH))) {
+                  == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH))) {
                 /* pick first dev with 0 usageCount */
 
                 for (ii = 0; ii < netdef->nForwardIfs; ii++) {
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ networkNotifyActualDevice(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
              ((netdef->forwardType == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_PRIVATE) &&
               iface->data.network.actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile &&
               (iface->data.network.actual->data.direct.virtPortProfile->virtPortType
-               == VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH)))) {
+               == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH)))) {
             networkReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                _("network '%s' claims dev='%s' is already in use by a different domain"),
                                netdef->name, actualDev);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 135bdd17dfa0a144d89ef069d56e7159b87a9f4d..959fa853a464cdc0e15c9c59eef5cb70276429fa 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ int qemuDomainChangeNet(struct qemud_driver *driver,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
         if (STRNEQ_NULLABLE(olddev->data.network.name, dev->data.network.name) ||
             STRNEQ_NULLABLE(olddev->data.network.portgroup, dev->data.network.portgroup) ||
-            !virVirtualPortProfileEqual(olddev->data.network.virtPortProfile, dev->data.network.virtPortProfile)) {
+            !virNetDevVPortProfileEqual(olddev->data.network.virtPortProfile, dev->data.network.virtPortProfile)) {
             qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT,
                             _("cannot modify network device configuration"));
             return -1;
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ int qemuDomainChangeNet(struct qemud_driver *driver,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT:
         if (STRNEQ_NULLABLE(olddev->data.direct.linkdev, dev->data.direct.linkdev) ||
             olddev->data.direct.mode != dev->data.direct.mode ||
-            !virVirtualPortProfileEqual(olddev->data.direct.virtPortProfile, dev->data.direct.virtPortProfile)) {
+            !virNetDevVPortProfileEqual(olddev->data.direct.virtPortProfile, dev->data.direct.virtPortProfile)) {
             qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT,
                             _("cannot modify direct network device configuration"));
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/util/macvtap.c b/src/util/macvtap.c
index cb13d2b3cb96d7c85c8c932117bff6224a563d67..d4370e682eb0857f87c15ab3734af68fa027deee 100644
--- a/src/util/macvtap.c
+++ b/src/util/macvtap.c
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virMacvtapMode, VIR_MACVTAP_MODE_LAST,
 # define LLDPAD_PID_FILE  "/var/run/lldpad.pid"
 
 
-enum virVirtualPortOp {
-    ASSOCIATE = 0x1,
-    DISASSOCIATE = 0x2,
-    PREASSOCIATE = 0x3,
-    PREASSOCIATE_RR = 0x4,
+enum virNetDevVPortProfileLinkOp {
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_ASSOCIATE = 0x1,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_DISASSOCIATE = 0x2,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE = 0x3,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE_RR = 0x4,
 };
 
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ openMacvtapTap(const char *tgifname,
                enum virMacvtapMode mode,
                int vnet_hdr,
                const unsigned char *vmuuid,
-               virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile,
+               virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile,
                char **res_ifname,
                enum virVMOperationType vmOp,
                char *stateDir,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ delMacvtap(const char *ifname,
            const unsigned char *macaddr,
            const char *linkdev,
            int mode,
-           virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile,
+           virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile,
            char *stateDir)
 {
     if (mode == VIR_MACVTAP_MODE_PASSTHRU) {
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ getPhysdevAndVlan(const char *ifname, int *root_ifindex, char *root_ifname,
 static int
 doPortProfileOp8021Qbg(const char *ifname,
                        const unsigned char *macaddr,
-                       const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
-                       enum virVirtualPortOp virtPortOp)
+                       const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
+                       enum virNetDevVPortProfileLinkOp virtPortOp)
 {
     int rc = 0;
 
@@ -908,13 +908,13 @@ doPortProfileOp8021Qbg(const char *ifname,
     portVsi.vsi_type_id[0] = virtPort->u.virtPort8021Qbg.typeID;
 
     switch (virtPortOp) {
-    case PREASSOCIATE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE:
         op = PORT_REQUEST_PREASSOCIATE;
         break;
-    case ASSOCIATE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_ASSOCIATE:
         op = PORT_REQUEST_ASSOCIATE;
         break;
-    case DISASSOCIATE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_DISASSOCIATE:
         op = PORT_REQUEST_DISASSOCIATE;
         break;
     default:
@@ -983,9 +983,9 @@ err_exit:
 static int
 doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(const char *ifname,
                        const unsigned char *macaddr,
-                       const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
+                       const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
                        const unsigned char *vm_uuid,
-                       enum virVirtualPortOp virtPortOp)
+                       enum virNetDevVPortProfileLinkOp virtPortOp)
 {
     int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1018,8 +1018,8 @@ doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(const char *ifname,
         goto err_exit;
 
     switch (virtPortOp) {
-    case PREASSOCIATE_RR:
-    case ASSOCIATE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE_RR:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_ASSOCIATE:
         errno = virGetHostUUID(hostuuid);
         if (errno) {
             rc = -1;
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(const char *ifname,
                                    vm_uuid,
                                    hostuuid,
                                    vf,
-                                   (virtPortOp == PREASSOCIATE_RR) ?
+                                   (virtPortOp == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE_RR) ?
                                     PORT_REQUEST_PREASSOCIATE_RR
                                     : PORT_REQUEST_ASSOCIATE);
         if (rc == -2)
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(const char *ifname,
                                   PORT_REQUEST_DISASSOCIATE);
         break;
 
-    case DISASSOCIATE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_DISASSOCIATE:
         rc = doPortProfileOpCommon(nltarget_kernel, NULL, ifindex,
                                    NULL,
                                    vlanid,
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ int
 vpAssociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
                          const unsigned char *macvtap_macaddr,
                          const char *linkdev,
-                         const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
+                         const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
                          const unsigned char *vmuuid,
                          enum virVMOperationType vmOp)
 {
@@ -1112,24 +1112,24 @@ vpAssociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
         return 0;
 
     switch (virtPort->virtPortType) {
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE:
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST:
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG:
         rc = doPortProfileOp8021Qbg(macvtap_ifname, macvtap_macaddr,
                                     virtPort,
                                     (vmOp == VIR_VM_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START)
-                                      ? PREASSOCIATE
-                                      : ASSOCIATE);
+                                    ? VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE
+                                    : VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_ASSOCIATE);
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH:
         rc = doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(linkdev, macvtap_macaddr,
                                     virtPort, vmuuid,
                                     (vmOp == VIR_VM_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START)
-                                      ? PREASSOCIATE_RR
-                                      : ASSOCIATE);
+                                    ? VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_PREASSOCIATE_RR
+                                    : VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_ASSOCIATE);
         if (vmOp != VIR_VM_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START && !rc)
             ifaceUp(linkdev);
         break;
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ int
 vpDisassociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
                             const unsigned char *macvtap_macaddr,
                             const char *linkdev,
-                            const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
+                            const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
                             enum virVMOperationType vmOp)
 {
     int rc = 0;
@@ -1168,22 +1168,23 @@ vpDisassociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
        return 0;
 
     switch (virtPort->virtPortType) {
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE:
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST:
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG:
         rc = doPortProfileOp8021Qbg(macvtap_ifname, macvtap_macaddr,
-                                    virtPort, DISASSOCIATE);
+                                    virtPort, VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_DISASSOCIATE);
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH:
         /* avoid disassociating twice */
         if (vmOp == VIR_VM_OP_MIGRATE_IN_FINISH)
             break;
         ifaceDown(linkdev);
         rc = doPortProfileOp8021Qbh(linkdev, macvtap_macaddr,
-                                    virtPort, NULL, DISASSOCIATE);
+                                    virtPort, NULL,
+                                    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LINK_OP_DISASSOCIATE);
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/macvtap.h b/src/util/macvtap.h
index 330e5e282fe40fc19cb013e68a5a666477c392c6..d685ab9e18f4f4c3782f32fdce75979a994111d8 100644
--- a/src/util/macvtap.h
+++ b/src/util/macvtap.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int openMacvtapTap(const char *ifname,
                    enum virMacvtapMode mode,
                    int vnet_hdr,
                    const unsigned char *vmuuid,
-                   virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile,
+                   virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile,
                    char **res_ifname,
                    enum virVMOperationType vmop,
                    char *stateDir,
@@ -69,20 +69,20 @@ void delMacvtap(const char *ifname,
                 const unsigned char *macaddress,
                 const char *linkdev,
                 int mode,
-                virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPortProfile,
+                virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPortProfile,
                 char *stateDir);
 
 int vpAssociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
                              const unsigned char *macvtap_macaddr,
                              const char *linkdev,
-                             const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
+                             const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
                              const unsigned char *vmuuid,
                              enum virVMOperationType vmOp);
 
 int vpDisassociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname,
                                 const unsigned char *macvtap_macaddr,
                                 const char *linkdev,
-                                const virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort,
+                                const virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
                                 enum virVMOperationType vmOp);
 
 # endif /* WITH_MACVTAP */
diff --git a/src/util/network.c b/src/util/network.c
index 1ecbce3b9834474395c58159a982c83d32fbd57a..f7f5d6c461b39def266dcf262f6f97dfcf870fa8 100644
--- a/src/util/network.c
+++ b/src/util/network.c
@@ -679,14 +679,14 @@ error:
 
 /* virtualPortProfile utilities */
 
-VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virVirtualPort, VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST,
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virNetDevVPort, VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST,
               "none",
               "802.1Qbg",
               "802.1Qbh")
 
 int
-virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
-                              virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr *def)
+virNetDevVPortProfileParse(xmlNodePtr node,
+                           virNetDevVPortProfilePtr *def)
 {
     int ret = -1;
     char *virtPortType;
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
     char *virtPortTypeIDVersion = NULL;
     char *virtPortInstanceID = NULL;
     char *virtPortProfileID = NULL;
-    virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort = NULL;
+    virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort = NULL;
     xmlNodePtr cur = node->children;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(virtPort) < 0) {
@@ -725,11 +725,11 @@ virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
         cur = cur->next;
     }
 
-    virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE;
+    virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE;
 
-    switch (virVirtualPortTypeFromString(virtPortType)) {
+    switch (virNetDevVPortTypeFromString(virtPortType)) {
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG:
         if (virtPortManagerID     != NULL && virtPortTypeID     != NULL &&
             virtPortTypeIDVersion != NULL) {
             unsigned int val;
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
                 }
             }
 
-            virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG;
+            virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG;
 
         } else {
                     virSocketError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
@@ -800,11 +800,11 @@ virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
         }
     break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH:
         if (virtPortProfileID != NULL) {
             if (virStrcpyStatic(virtPort->u.virtPort8021Qbh.profileID,
                                 virtPortProfileID) != NULL) {
-                virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH;
+                virtPort->virtPortType = VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH;
             } else {
                 virSocketError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
                                      _("profileid parameter too long"));
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
 
 
     default:
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE:
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST:
          virSocketError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
                               _("unknown virtualport type"));
         goto error;
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ error:
 }
 
 bool
-virVirtualPortProfileEqual(virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr a, virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr b)
+virNetDevVPortProfileEqual(virNetDevVPortProfilePtr a, virNetDevVPortProfilePtr b)
 {
     /* NULL resistant */
     if (!a && !b)
@@ -856,10 +856,10 @@ virVirtualPortProfileEqual(virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr a, virVirtualPortProfi
         return false;
 
     switch (a->virtPortType) {
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE:
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG:
         if (a->u.virtPort8021Qbg.managerID != b->u.virtPort8021Qbg.managerID ||
             a->u.virtPort8021Qbg.typeID != b->u.virtPort8021Qbg.typeID ||
             a->u.virtPort8021Qbg.typeIDVersion != b->u.virtPort8021Qbg.typeIDVersion ||
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ virVirtualPortProfileEqual(virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr a, virVirtualPortProfi
             return false;
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH:
         if (STRNEQ(a->u.virtPort8021Qbh.profileID, b->u.virtPort8021Qbh.profileID))
             return false;
         break;
@@ -880,23 +880,23 @@ virVirtualPortProfileEqual(virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr a, virVirtualPortProfi
 }
 
 void
-virVirtualPortProfileFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
-                            virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort)
+virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
+                            virBufferPtr buf)
 {
     char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
 
-    if (!virtPort || virtPort->virtPortType == VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE)
+    if (!virtPort || virtPort->virtPortType == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE)
         return;
 
     virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<virtualport type='%s'>\n",
-                      virVirtualPortTypeToString(virtPort->virtPortType));
+                      virNetDevVPortTypeToString(virtPort->virtPortType));
 
     switch (virtPort->virtPortType) {
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE:
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST:
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG:
         virUUIDFormat(virtPort->u.virtPort8021Qbg.instanceID,
                       uuidstr);
         virBufferAsprintf(buf,
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ virVirtualPortProfileFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
                           uuidstr);
         break;
 
-    case VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH:
+    case VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH:
         virBufferAsprintf(buf,
                           "  <parameters profileid='%s'/>\n",
                           virtPort->u.virtPort8021Qbh.profileID);
diff --git a/src/util/network.h b/src/util/network.h
index 1f3a53f5063a10ebf9a2f3fca2aa6957d7589d26..c3ab6231d0e1bb9fc04da14661cf2fa1233b308e 100644
--- a/src/util/network.h
+++ b/src/util/network.h
@@ -114,21 +114,21 @@ int virSocketAddrPrefixToNetmask(unsigned int prefix,
 #  define LIBVIRT_IFLA_VF_PORT_PROFILE_MAX 40
 # endif
 
-enum virVirtualPortType {
-    VIR_VIRTUALPORT_NONE,
-    VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBG,
-    VIR_VIRTUALPORT_8021QBH,
+enum virNetDevVPortProfile {
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_NONE,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBG,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH,
 
-    VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST,
+    VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_LAST,
 };
 
-VIR_ENUM_DECL(virVirtualPort)
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNetDevVPort)
 
 /* profile data for macvtap (VEPA) */
-typedef struct _virVirtualPortProfileParams virVirtualPortProfileParams;
-typedef virVirtualPortProfileParams *virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr;
-struct _virVirtualPortProfileParams {
-    enum virVirtualPortType   virtPortType;
+typedef struct _virNetDevVPortProfile virNetDevVPortProfile;
+typedef virNetDevVPortProfile *virNetDevVPortProfilePtr;
+struct _virNetDevVPortProfile {
+    enum virNetDevVPortProfile   virtPortType;
     union {
         struct {
             uint8_t       managerID;
@@ -143,14 +143,15 @@ struct _virVirtualPortProfileParams {
 };
 
 int
-virVirtualPortProfileParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
-                              virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr *virtPort);
+virNetDevVPortProfileParse(xmlNodePtr node,
+                           virNetDevVPortProfilePtr *def);
+
 void
-virVirtualPortProfileFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
-                            virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr virtPort);
+virNetDevVPortProfileFormat(virNetDevVPortProfilePtr virtPort,
+                            virBufferPtr buf);
 
-bool virVirtualPortProfileEqual(virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr a,
-                                virVirtualPortProfileParamsPtr b);
+bool virNetDevVPortProfileEqual(virNetDevVPortProfilePtr a,
+                                virNetDevVPortProfilePtr b);
 
 virNetDevBandwidthPtr virNetDevBandwidthParse(xmlNodePtr node)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;