Reuters reports that Arris is about to offer Brocade $1bn for its Networking assets, which include its Ruckus division. “People familiar with the matter” cite $1bn as the upper threshold, but Brocade is apparently in talks with other potential buyers. A decision is expected by the end of the month, and if Arris were successful, it would be a rather expansionist move for the CPE provider. Back in May, Broadcom acquired Brocade in a $5.9bn transaction, which saw it immediately promise to shed the Ruckus WiFi service division that Brocade had bought earlier in the year for $1.2bn, as well as other IP assets. Broadcom (itself recently acquired by Avago, which opted to retain the Broadcom brand) also said it…