Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement No.
333-77021 of eOn Communications Corporation (formerly Cortelco Systems, Inc.)
of our report dated September 16, 1999 appearing in the Prospectus, which is a
part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the
headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.

Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report
also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of eOn
Communications Corporation and subsidiaries, listed in Item 16(b). This
financial statement schedule is the responsibility of eOn Communications
Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Memphis, Tennessee

January 10, 2000