EXHIBIT 10.2

Ikanos Communications, Inc.

2008 Sales Compensation Plan

For Vice President Worldwide Sales



|1. | Purpose
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| | 1.1. | Attraction, retention and motivation. The goal of this plan is to attract, retain, and motivate the VP of WW Sales through clearly specified sales goals and a
pay-for-performance philosophy.
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| | 1.2. | Communicate the company goals. Another goal of the Plan is to communicate what the company wants you to focus on:
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| | 1.2.1. | Exceeding quarterly and annual revenue targets
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| | 1.2.2. | Exceeding quarterly and annual margin targets for VP of WW Sales
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| | 1.2.3. | Winning OEM designs and launching new products
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| | 1.2.4. | Teamwork to specific company goals
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|2. | Overview
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The Ikanos 2008 Sales Compensation Plan is composed of:



| | 2.1. | Salary
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| | 2.2. | Performance Pay
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| | 2.2.1. | Commission based on meeting Quarterly Target Revenue Goals for VP of WW Sales
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| | 2.2.2. | Annual Commission based on exceeding Annual Target Revenue Goals for VP of WW Sales
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| | 2.2.3. | Incentive Goals for achieving specific goals
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| | 2.3. | Equity Awards
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| | 2.4. | Benefits
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| | 2.5. | Car Allowance
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|3. | Definitions
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| | 3.1. | Performance Pay  Variable compensation calculated based on performance to goals and paid on a quarterly and annual basis.
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| | 3.2. | Salary  Compensation usually referred to as Base Salary paid on a regular basis.
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| | 3.3. | Commission  Compensation that varies as a function of performance against assigned tasks or goals.
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| | 3.4. | Incentives  to reward and motivate employees to complete design goals or MBOs in a specific quarter.
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| | 3.5. | Benefits  A form of compensation allocated to or for the purchase of employee benefits such as company health care plan/s. In some cases, the employee may pay some portion of
the cost of these benefits
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| | 3.6. | Target Customers  OEMs, Distributors or Contract Manufacturers that purchase products or services from Ikanos.
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| | 3.7. | Target Design In/Win  Ikanos chipsets that have fulfilled a system vendors specifications and have been designed into a specific end product.
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| | 3.8. | Target Commission  Variable compensation amount limited to a specific time period.
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| | 3.9. | Quarterly Target Revenue Goal  Quarterly revenue target toward which the effort of an employee is directed.
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| | 3.10. | Annual Target Revenue Goal  Fiscal year revenue target toward which the effort of an employee is directed.
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| | 3.11. | Actual Revenue  Net revenue that has been reported by the company following any necessary review or audit by the Companys independent CPAs.
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| | 3.12. | Teamwork  Work and activities of a group of employees who individually contribute to the productivity of the whole.
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| | 3.13. | Sales Teams  A group of employees associated together in work or activities.
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| | 3.14. | OEM  Original Equipment Manufacturer that typically sells and supports equipment to Telcos.
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| | 3.15. | Design Win Stages  stages to take a design from introduction to production. Exhibit A
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| | 3.16. | Quarterly Performance Objectives (QPO)  listing of design goals for a specific quarter Exhibit B
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|4. | Eligibility
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| | 4.1. | The VP of WW Sales while employed by the Company.
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|5. | Timeframes
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| | 5.1. | The following Table 1 determines the deadlines involved in the calculation and payment of your commissions and incentives.
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| | 5.2. | Incentive Goals must be approved prior to the dates below by the CEO.
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| | 5.3. | In the event that a scored Incentive Goal is not submitted by the VP of WW Sales before the deadline then the Incentive Goal shall not be paid for that specific quarter.
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In the event of a delay in disbursement of payment not related to the VP of WW Sales or his staff, the VP of WW Sales will be eligible for a
recoverable draw for the amount of 50% of your performance pay for that quarter.

Table 1. Deadlines



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|Deadlines 2008                                                                     |  | Q1                               |  | Q2                               |  | Q3                               |  | Q4                              
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|Sales  Last day to ship Products                                                  |  | Mar 30th                         |  | Jun 29th                         |  | Sept 28th                        |  | Dec 28th                        
|                                                                                   |  |                                  |  |                                 
|Sales  DW/MBO claim forms submitted to Sales Ops.                                 |  | April 7th                        |  | July 7th                         |  | Oct 6th                          |  | Jan 7th, 2009                   
|                                                                                   |  |                                  |  |                                 
|Sales Ops submits quarterly DW/MBO claim forms to Finance                          |  | Apr 15th                         |  | Jul 15th                         |  | Oct 14th                         |  | Jan 14th, 2009                  
|                                                                                   |  |                                  |  |                                 
|Finalized Quarterly DW Targets and MBOs                                            |  | Feb 4th                          |  | July 18th                        |  | Oct 17th                         |  | Jan 16th, 2009                  
|                                                                                   |  |                                  |  |                                 
|Finance  audited non-GAAP revenue submitted to Sales                              |  | April 22nd                       |  | July 22nd                        |  | Oct 21st                         |  | Jan 28th, 2009                  
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|Sales  detailed worksheet of commission calculation submitted to Finance          |  | April 25th                       |  | July 25th                        |  | Oct 24th                         |  | Jan 30th, 2009                  
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|Finance - Complete review of commission worksheet and signed off by CFO & VP of HR |  | May 1st                          |  | July 31st                        |  | Oct 31st                         |  | Feb 6th, 2009                   
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|HR  PANs Completed                                                                |  | May 2nd                          |  | Aug 3rd                          |  | Nov 1st                          |  | Feb 7th, 2009                   
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|CEO review two days following receipt of PANs                                      |  | May 4th                          |  | Aug 6th                          |  | Nov 2nd                          |  | Feb 8th, 2009                   
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|Payroll  Payments                                                                 |  | US Employees: May 23rd           |  | US Employees: Aug 15th           |  | US Employees: Nov 21st           |  | US Employees: Feb 13th          
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|Disbursed                                                                          |  | International: 1stPayroll in May |  | International: 1stPayroll in Aug |  | International: 1stPayroll in Nov |  | International: 1stPayroll in Feb



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|6. | Salary
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| | 6.1. | The Company will pay participants a regular fixed salary paid in 26 (US employees) or 12 (international office employees) pay periods based on your Plan Summary.
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|7. | Commission on Revenue
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| | 7.1. | Calculation of Quarterly Revenue Commission. Quarterly Revenue Commission shall be calculated as follows unless otherwise limited in your Plan Summary:
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Quarterly Revenue Commission =

If Actual Quarterly Revenue attainment is between 0 and 79.9% of Target Quarterly Revenue:

(Actual
Quarterly Revenue/Target Quarterly Revenue)*Target Quarterly Commission*.5

If Actual Quarterly Revenue attainment is between 80% and 100%
of Target Quarterly Revenue:

(Actual Quarterly Revenue/Target Quarterly Revenue)*Target Quarterly Commission

If Actual Quarterly Revenue attainment is between 100.1% and 120% of Target Quarterly Revenue:

(Actual Quarterly Revenue/Target Quarterly Revenue)*Target Quarterly Commission*1.5



| | 7.2. | Overattainment of Quarterly Revenue and Commission. To the extent that commissions are attributable to your Actual Quarterly Revenue being greater than 100% of your Target
Quarterly Revenue, 50% of the commission attributable to the Actual Quarterly Revenue that exceeds 100% of your Target Quarterly Revenue shall be earned at the end of the quarter and paid at the time the Quarterly Revenue Commission payment is made
for the first three quarters of the fiscal year. The remaining 50% of the quarterly commission attributable to the attainment of greater than 100% of your Target Quarterly Revenue shall not be earned or payable unless your Actual Annual Revenue is
at least 100% of your Target Annual Revenue.
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| | 7.3. | Calculation of Annual Revenue Commission. If your Actual Annual Revenue is over 100% of your Target Annual Revenue, then you are eligible for the Annual Revenue Commission.
Annual Revenue Commission shall be calculated as follows:
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Annual Revenue Commission = 2*((Actual Annual Revenue/Target
Annual Revenue)-1)*Target Annual Revenue Commission



| | 7.4. | No Cap on Commissions. Annual Commission on Revenue shall not be capped.
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|8. | Incentive (DW/MBO) Goals
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| | 8.1. | Incentive Goals. To qualify for Incentive Goals, the incentive must be listed and signed off by the CEO within timelines established herein.
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| | 8.2. | Claiming Incentive Goals. VP of WW Sales completes the achievement form and provides the supporting documents as specified in Exhibit A within the timelines established
herein.
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| | 8.3. | Calculation of Incentive Achievement. Incentives Achievement shall be calculated as a percentage times the quarterly target DW/MBO incentive as listed in the plan summary.
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| | 8.4. | Overachievement of Incentive Goals. You have the opportunity to exceed your incentive goals up to a maximum of 50% of your quarterly target design in/win incentive, by
initiating or completing tasks that are financial or strategically significant to the company. The CEO will determine the award.
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|9. | First quarter of employment guarantee
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| | 9.1. | From your employment start date with the Company or any of its subsidiaries to end of the companys fiscal quarter since your employment, your Performance Pay as defined in
your Plan Summary shall be paid at 100% (pro-rated for the numbers of calendar days you were employed in that quarter).
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|10. | Other Duties
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| | 10.1. | From time to time you may be assigned to perform other duties. These might include, but are not limited to, such tasks as collecting market research data, arranging press tours,
participating in technical standards meetings, language translation, and setting up trade show booths. Such duties are a normal part of your job for which the company pays you a salary. Other duties may be assigned by your supervisor.
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|11. | Employee Benefits
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| | 11.1. | You will be eligible to participate in the company employee benefits programs - See HR.
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|12. | Termination of Employment
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| | 12.1. | If your employment is terminated (voluntary or involuntary), you will be eligible for a pro-rated % of your target performance pay calculated as follows:
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| | 12.1.1. | (Days worked in the quarter / Days in the quarter) * your Earned Quarterly Revenue Commission. (Days are calendar days).
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| | 12.1.2. | No payment for Annual Revenue Commission or Overachievement of OEM Design In/Win.
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| | 12.1.3. | Incentive Goals Claim Forms and the evidence of the achievement must be submitted before your last day of employment occurring between the first day of the quarter and the date your
termination. The dollar amount shall be calculated as specified in Section 8.
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|13. | Changes to the Compensation Plan
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| | 13.1. | The company may change quotas, commissions, or any other part of this plan at any time.
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|14. | With-Holding
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| | 14.1. | Commissions paid to employees will be subject to the standard with-holding requirements of the country from which they are paid.
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Sections 15-18 intentionally omitted



|19. | General Provisions
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| | 19.1 | This plan does not constitute an employment agreement and does not replace Ikanos at-will employment policy. This plan supersedes all prior plans.
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Section 20 intentionally omitted



|21. | Approvals
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|/s/ Mike Gulett                                 |  |  |  | 4/17/08
|Mike Gulett, Chairman of Compensation Committee |  |  |  | Date   
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|/s/ Nick Shamlou                                |  |  |  | 4/17/08
|Nick Shamlou, VP Worldwide Sales                |  |  |  | Date   
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|/s/ Cory Sindelar                               |  |  |  | 4/21/08
|Cory Sindelar, CFO                              |  |  |  | Date   
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|/s/ Noah Mesel                                  |  |  |  | 4/17/08
|Noah Mesel, VP of HR                            |  |  |  | Date   
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|/s/ Michael Ricci                               |  |  |  | 4/17/08
|Michael Ricci, President and CEO                |  |  |  | Date