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Exhibit 23.4
CONSENT OF KOST, FORER & GABBAY, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the Caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. for the registration of 2,969,062 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 30, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Telegate Ltd. included in Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.'s Current Report
on Form 8-K/A filed on June 29, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Kost, Forer and Gabbay
A Member of Ernst & Young International
Tel-Aviv, Israel
October 18, 2000