December 30, 2007 Mr. Michael Harrison Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 Subject: Amendment 31 to SOW#1 of the IBM/Brocade Goods Agreement ROC-P-68

Exhibit 10.5

December 30, 2007

Mr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000

Subject: Amendment 31 to SOW#1 of the IBM/Brocade Goods Agreement ROC-P-68

This letter (the “Amendment) serves as Amendment Number 31 to SOW#1, including all amendments thereto (“SOW#1”) of the Goods Agreement ROC-P-68 (the “Agreement”), which the parties hereto do mutually agree to amend as follows:

1. The third sentence in the first paragraph of the Goods Agreement, and Section 1, of Amendment #24, is modified as follows:

“The Term of this SOW #1 shall be extended from ^[**].”

The effective date of this Amendment shall be the date on the top of this Amendment (the “Effective Date”).

The parties acknowledge that they have read this Amendment, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Goods Agreement or the SOW #1. All other terms and conditions of the Goods Agreement and SOW#1 that are unaffected by the revisions set forth in this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. Further, the parties agree that this Amendment and the Goods Agreement and SOW#1 are the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties, superseding all proposals or other prior agreement, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to this subject.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:		ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
International Business Machines Corporation		Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
By:		By:
Authorized Signature		Authorized Signature
Type or Print Name		Type or Print Name
Title & Organization		Title & Organization

^[**] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.