CASE STUDY: Broadcom Inc.

About Broadcom Inc.

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. It is built on 50 years of innovation, collaboration and engineering excellence.

With roots based in the rich technical heritage of AT&T/Bell Labs, Lucent and Hewlett-Packard/Agilent, Broadcom focuses on technologies that connect our world. Through the combination of industry leaders Broadcom, LSI, Broadcom Corporation, Brocade, CA Technologies and Symantec, the company has the size, scope and engineering talent to lead the industry into the future.

Broadcom is focused on technology leadership and category-leading semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is a global leader in numerous product segments serving the world’s most successful companies.

Product Background

Mongoose is integrated in the “RoboOS for Avenger” - a family of low-power fast-ethernet switches.

Mongoose enables secure connectivity and Web UI interface implementation for the products like:

• BCM5316x Family - Ultra-Low Power 2.5GE switch with 10GE uplink ports
• BCM5315x Family - Ultra-Low Power GE switch 10GE uplink ports
• BCM53112 - Low-power Fast-Ethernet RoboSwitch™-2 with High-Speed 1GbE/2.5GbE Uplink Interfaces

We ran a short Q&A session with Tony Gaunce, Principal Engineer at Broadcom Inc., to get his feedback on working with Mongoose.
Here are the key takeaways from it:

The challenge

Q: What challenges did you encounter that required Mongoose?

A: We needed a small footprint, feature rich, embedded web server for our switch product. Mongoose was the only product available on the market that met our requirements.

The decision

Q: Can you share a little about why you chose Mongoose and the process that led there?

A: Mongoose has a proven track record, obvious ongoing updates and enhancements, and functionality. After testing Mongoose and exploring the features it was the clear winner.

The implementation

Q: What was it like integrating with Mongoose?

A: Integration was straightforward and took a matter of days. The support and response time for any queries was outstanding.
We also worked with the Cesanta team to do some custom features for us and that saved a lot of time.

The results

Q: What changed for you after you integrated Mongoose?

A: We are not aware of any other product that could provide the performance and function in our resource constrained embedded environment. There have been no issues to date with Mongoose.

Working with Mongoose

Q: What would you like others to know about working with Mongoose?

A: Mongoose is well documented, well supported, stable and full of features.