A pedestrian walks past the Cisco logo at the technology company's campus in San Jose, California. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith
The business, which Cisco acquired for $500 million in 2003, will likely be valued for less because it has low margins, according to Bloomberg.
The
sale is part of Cisco's strategy to shed its consumer unit and focus on its software and technology services businesses.
Last year, Cisco axed its Flip camera business as part of this strategy.