MRV Communications (MRVC) 10-Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of MRV Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, in his capacity listed below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

		MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date:	November 9, 2012	/s/ Barry Gorsun
		Barry Gorsun
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)