▁campus ▁switch / router ▁market ▁through ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Found ry ▁Network s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro cade ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁G ig ab it ▁E ther net ▁market ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 2 - port ▁Bro cade ▁ML X e ▁Core ▁R outer ▁ch ass is ▁and ▁a ▁two - port ▁ 1 0 0 ▁G ig ab it ▁E ther net ▁module , ▁target ed ▁at ▁service ▁prov iders ▁and ▁data ▁cent ers , ▁claim ing ▁twice ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁G ig ab it ▁E ther net ▁density ▁of ▁Internet ▁core ▁rou ters ▁from ▁its ▁compet itors ▁C is co ▁and ▁Juni per . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁it , ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁released ▁the ▁Bro cade ▁Network ▁Ad visor ▁application ▁for ▁man aging ▁IP , ▁storage , ▁M PL S , ▁application ▁delivery , ▁and ▁wireless ▁elements ▁in ▁conver ged ▁service ▁provider ▁and ▁data ▁center ▁networks . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bro cade ▁announced ▁a ▁large ▁ 1 0 0 ▁G ig ab it ▁E ther net ▁deployment . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro cade ▁began ▁sh ipping ▁the ▁Bro cade ▁V D X ▁ 6 7 2 0 ▁Switch ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁product ▁family ▁for ▁E ther net ▁fabric ▁environments ▁based ▁on ▁Bro cade ▁V CS ▁Fab ric ▁technology ▁designed ▁for ▁highly ▁scal able ▁virtual ized ▁and ▁cloud ▁computing ▁environments