Exhibit 23.3

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated June 3, 1996 on our audit of the 
consolidated financial statements of Newbridge Networks Corporation that appear 
in the Annual Report of Newbridge Networks Corporation on Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended April 30, 1996, which Annual Report is incorporated by 
reference and made a part of the Registration Statement, and of our report dated
June 3, 1996 on the related financial statement schedule appearing in such 
Annual Report, and the reference to us under the heading "Interests of Named 
Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement.

Deloitte & Touche
Chartered Accountants

July 2, 1997
Ottawa, Canada