EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 18, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Redback Networks Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
January 16, 2001