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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Riverstone Networks, Inc.:
We consent to the inclusion of our reports dated August 30, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Riverstone Networks, Inc. as of
February 28, 1999 and February 29, 2000 and the related consolidated statements
of operations, cash flows and stockholder's net investment for each of the
years in the three-year period ended February 29, 2000 and the related
schedule, which reports appear in this Registration Statement, and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this Registration
Statement on Form S-1.
KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 15, 2000
