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Exhibit 23.5
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 $500,000,000 of 5%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2007 (the "Notes") and 5,951,673
shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 20, 2000 (except
for Note 1c, as to which the date is April 18, 2000), with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of ComBox 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 24, 2000
