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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 12, 2000, except for Note 11, as
to which the date is September 1, 2000, relating to the financial statements of
Ixia, which appears in Ixia's Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2000 in connection with Ixia's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, as amended (Reg. No. 333-42678).
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Woodland Hills, CA
October 27, 2000
