EXHIBIT 23.1
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation:
 
  We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-47016) on Form S-8 of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation of our report dated
October 18, 1996, relating to the balance sheets of Vitesse Semiconductor
Corporation as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 1996, and related financial statement
schedule, which report appears in the September 30, 1996, annual report on
Form 10-K of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation.
 
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
October 25, 1996