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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 2,969,062 shares of its
common stock 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 18, 2000
