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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                              OPERATING AGREEMENT
                                      OF,
                          ZHONE INVESTORS FF, L.L.C.

     THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS REFERRED TO HEREIN ("INTERESTS")
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933
ACT"). SUCH INTERESTS ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD UNDER THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY
SECTION 4(2) OF THE 1933 ACT AND RULE 506 THEREUNDER.

     A PURCHASER OF ANY INTEREST MUST BE PREPARED TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF
THE INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE THE INTERESTS HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND, THEREFORE, CANNOT BE SOLD UNLESS THEY
ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER TO REGISTER THE INTERESTS UNDER THE 1933
ACT.

     SECTION VI OF THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
OF THE INTERESTS.

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SECTION I  DEFINITIONS.............................................................   1
     Section 1.1    "Act"..........................................................   1
     Section 1.2    "Additional Contributions".....................................   1
     Section 1.3    "Adjusted Percentage Interest".................................   1
     Section 1.4    "Adjusted Post Cover Date Shortfall"...........................   2
     Section 1.5    "Adjusted Unreturned Class A Members' Capital Contribution"....   2
     Section 1.6    "Affiliate"....................................................   3
     Section 1.7    "Affiliated Class A Majority"..................................   3
     Section 1.8    "Affiliated Class A Member"....................................   3
     Section 1.9    "Affiliated Class A Members Notice"............................   3
     Section 1.10   "Affiliated LLC"...............................................   3
     Section 1.11   "Assignee".....................................................   3
     Section 1.12   "Basic Threshold Return".......................................   3
     Section 1.13   "Capital Contribution".........................................   4
     Section 1.14   "Capital Contribution Commitment"..............................   4
     Section 1.15   "Class A Member"...............................................   4
     Section 1.16   "Class A Members' Capital Contribution"........................   4
     Section 1.17   "Class A Majority".............................................   4
     Section 1.18   "Class B Majority".............................................   4
     Section 1.19   "Class B Member"...............................................   4
     Section 1.20   "Class B Members' Capital Contribution"........................   4
     Section 1.21   "Class B Members' Tax Deficit".................................   4
     Section 1.22   "Code".........................................................   4
     Section 1.23   "Common Stock".................................................   4
     Section 1.24   "Contribution Value"...........................................   4
     Section 1.25   "Cover Date"...................................................   5
     Section 1.26   "CYA Option"...................................................   5
     Section 1.27   "CYA Person"...................................................   5
     Section 1.28   "CYA Share"....................................................   5
     Section 1.29   "Delinquency Date".............................................   5
     Section 1.30   "Delinquent"...................................................   5
     Section 1.31   "Delinquent Payment"...........................................   5
     Section 1.32   "Delinquent Percent"...........................................   5
     Section 1.33   "Delinquent's Interest"........................................   5
     Section 1.34   "Distribution Hierarchies".....................................   5
     Section 1.35   "Distributable Cash"...........................................   5
     Section 1.36   "Exit Price"...................................................   5
     Section 1.37   "Founder"......................................................   5
     Section 1.38   "Income" or "Losses"...........................................   5
     Section 1.39   "Majority Interest"............................................   6
     Section 1.40   "Manager"......................................................   6
     Section 1.41   "Major Class A Member".........................................   6
     Section 1.42   "Member".......................................................   6
     Section 1.43   "Membership Interest"..........................................   6
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     Section 1.44   "Percentage Interests".........................................   7
     Section 1.45   "Person".......................................................   7
     Section 1.46   "Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall"....................   7
     Section 1.47   "Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall".....................   7
     Section 1.48   "Post Cover Date Shortfall"....................................   7
     Section 1.49   "Preferred Stock"..............................................   7
     Section 1.50   "Prevailing Person"............................................   7
     Section 1.51   "Regulations"..................................................   7
     Section 1.52   "Repurchase Option"............................................   7
     Section 1.53   "Rights Agreement".............................................   7
     Section 1.54   "Security".....................................................   7
     Section 1.55   "Series A Preferred Unit"......................................   7
     Section 1.56   "Series B Common Unit".........................................   7
     Section 1.57   "Special Delinquent Percent"...................................   7
     Section 1.58   "Special Class A Member".......................................   8
     Section 1.59   "Stock Purchase Agreement".....................................   8
     Section 1.60   "Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call"........................   8
     Section 1.61   "Super Major Class A Member"...................................   8
     Section 1.62   "Tax Matters Partner"..........................................   8
     Section 1.63   "Unit".........................................................   8
     Section 1.64   "Zhone"........................................................   8
     Section 1.65   "Zhone Board"..................................................   8
     Section 1.66   "Zhone Board Super Majority"...................................   8
     Section 1.67   "Zhone Liquidation"............................................   8
     Section 1.68   "Zhone Securities Repurchase Agreement"........................   8

SECTION II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS..................................................   9
     Section 2.1    Formation......................................................   9
     Section 2.2    Name and Purpose...............................................   9
     Section 2.3    Office and Agent...............................................   9
     Section 2.4    Names and Addresses of the Members.............................   9
     Section 2.5    Name and Address of Manager....................................   9

SECTION III  MEMBERS; CAPITAL; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS....................................  10
     Section 3.1    Capitalization.................................................  10
     Section 3.2    Issuance of Additional Units; Admission of New Members.........  11
     Section 3.3    Delinquency....................................................  12
     Section 3.4    Appropriateness of Remedies....................................  15
     Section 3.5    No Interest; Return of Contributions...........................  15
     Section 3.6    Capital Account................................................  15
     Section 3.7    Loans..........................................................  16

SECTION IV  MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE COMPANY..................................  16
     Section 4.1    Election of the Manager........................................  16
     Section 4.2    Management of the Company by the Manager.......................  16
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     Section 4.3    Performance of Duties; Liability of Manager...........................  18
     Section 4.4    Devotion of Time......................................................  18
     Section 4.5    Competing Activities..................................................  18
     Section 4.6    Transactions between the Company and the Manager......................  18
     Section 4.7    Salaries and Reimbursement............................................  19
     Section 4.8    Officers..............................................................  19
     Section 4.9    Members' Meetings; Voting; Liability..................................  19

SECTION V  ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME AND LOSSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS.............................  20
     Section 5.1    Allocations of Income and Losses......................................  20
     Section 5.2    Distributions by the Company..........................................  23
     Section 5.3    Form of Distribution..................................................  27
     Section 5.4    Restriction on Distributions..........................................  27
     Section 5.5    Distributions in Kind.................................................  27
     Section 5.6    Treatment of the Deposit..............................................  27

SECTION VI  TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS..........................................  28
     Section 6.1    Restrictions on Transfer of Interests.................................  28
     Section 6.2    Effective Date of Permitted Transfers.................................  28
     Section 6.3    Substitution of Members...............................................  28
     Section 6.4    Rights of Legal Representatives.......................................  28
     Section 6.5    No Effect to Transfers in Violation of Agreement......................  28

SECTION VII  ACCOUNTING, RECORDS, REPORTING BY MEMBERS....................................  29
     Section 7.1    Books and Records; Fiscal Year........................................  29
     Section 7.2    Access to Accounting and Other Records................................  29
     Section 7.3    Financial Statements..................................................  29
     Section 7.4    Bank Accounts.........................................................  30
     Section 7.5    Tax Matters for the Company Handled by the Tax Matters Partner........  30

SECTION VIII  DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP..................................................  30
     Section 8.1    Dissolution...........................................................  30
     Section 8.2    Winding Up............................................................  31
     Section 8.3    Order of Payment Upon Dissolution.....................................  32
     Section 8.4    Limitations on Payments Made in Dissolution...........................  32
     Section 8.5    Certificate of Cancellation...........................................  32

SECTION IX  INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.................................................  32
     Section 9.1    Indemnification by Company............................................  32
     Section 9.2    Indemnification by Members............................................  33
     Section 9.3    Insurance.............................................................  33

SECTION X  MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................  33
     Section 10.1   Complete Agreement....................................................  33
     Section 10.2   Binding Effect........................................................  33
     Section 10.3   Parties in Interest...................................................  33
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     Section 10.4   Interpretation......................................................    33
     Section 10.5   Governing Law.......................................................    34
     Section 10.6   Severability........................................................    34
     Section 10.7   Additional Documents and Acts.......................................    34
     Section 10.8   Notices.............................................................    34
     Section 10.9   Amendments..........................................................    34
     Section 10.10  Reliance on Authority of Person Signing Agreement...................    34
     Section 10.11  No Interest in Company Property; Waiver of Action for Partition.....    35
     Section 10.12  Multiple Counterparts...............................................    35
     Section 10.13  Binding Arbitration.................................................    35
     Section 10.14  Attorney Fees.......................................................    35
     Section 10.15  Time is of the Essence..............................................    36
     Section 10.16  Remedies Cumulative.................................................    36
     Section 10.17  Publicity...........................................................    36
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                                    EXHIBITS

    Exhibit I     Counterpart Signature Page for Class A Members
    Exhibit A     Class A Member
    Exhibit B     Class B Members
    Exhibit C     Form of Stock Purchase Agreement
    Exhibit D     Form of Agreement for Repurchase Option
    Exhibit E     Rights Agreement

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                  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
                                       OF
                           ZHONE INVESTORS FF, L.L.C.

     This Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (the "Agreement") of
Zhone Investors FF, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company")
is entered into effective as of October 28, 1999 (the "Effective Date") by and
among the Members (as defined below).

                                   SECTION I

                                  DEFINITIONS

     When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below.  All terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this
Article I shall have the meanings set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.

     Section 1.1   "Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6
Del. Code (S)(S)18-101 et seq., as amended from time to time.

     Section 1.2   "Additional Contributions" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.

     Section 1.3   "Adjusted Percentage Interest" of the Class A Members as a
group or of the Class B Members as a group, as applicable, as of any date shall
be determined as follows:

          (a) Prior to the first Preferred Stock Disposition, the Adjusted
Percentage Interest of the Class A Members as a group shall be the same as the
Percentage Interest of the Class A Members as a group and the Adjusted
Percentage Interest of the Class B Members as a group shall be the same as the
Percentage Interest of that group.

          (b) As of the date of the first Preferred Stock Disposition and
thereafter as of the date of each Preferred Stock Disposition and the date of
each disposition of Common Stock, the Percentage Interest of the Class A Members
as a group and of the Class B Members as a group, shall be adjusted such that,
immediately after the relevant disposition, the Adjusted Percentage Interest of
the Class A Members as a group is equal to the percentage of C divided by G and
the Adjusted Percentage Interest of the Class B Members as a group is equal to
the percentage of F divided by G.  For purposes of that calculation as of any
date:

          A= the aggregate of the Class A Members' Capital Contributions
(determined on a FIFO basis) that are attributable to Preferred Stock that as of
that date has not yet been disposed of in a Preferred Stock Disposition, such
attributable aggregate to be determined on a pro rata basis assuming that each
share of Preferred Stock has a equal portion of such Capital Contributions (such
portion is hereinafter referred to as ("Cost").  If in any Preferred Stock
Disposition occurring after the Cover Date, the Cost of such Stock, as
determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, is not recovered in
the Disposition, such unrecovered Cost shall continue to be treated as
attributable to Preferred Stock that has not yet been disposed of until such
time as such cost is recovered under one or more of the Distribution
Hierarchies;

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          B= the aggregate amount of the Class A Members' Capital Contributions
as of that date.

          C= A/B x the Adjusted Percentage Interest of the Class A Members as a
group expressed as a whole number (for example, 62.5 instead of 62.5%) as of the
date immediately prior to the date of the Preferred Stock Disposition or the
disposition of Common Stock causing the adjustment;

          D= the aggregate Contribution Value of the Common Stock contributed by
the Class B Members as a group which as of that date has not yet been disposed
of by the Company.  For this purpose, to the extent that Common Stock is
distributed pursuant to Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C), that Common Stock shall be
treated as disposed of by the Company;

          E= the aggregate Contribution Value of the Common Stock contributed by
the Class B Members as a group as of that date;

          F= D/E x the Adjusted Percentage Interest of the Class B Members as a
group expressed as a whole number (for example, 37.5 instead of 37.5%) as of the
date immediately prior to the date of the Preferred Stock Disposition or the
disposition of Common Stock causing the adjustment; and

          G= the sum of C and F.

          The Adjusted Percentage Interest of the Class B Members as a group as
of a date shall be allocated among them based on their respective Series B
Common Units as of the date.  The Adjusted Percentage Interest of the Class A
Members as a group as of a date shall be allocated among them based on their
respective Series A Preferred Units.

     Section 1.4   "Adjusted Post Cover Date Shortfall" means as of any date the
excess of:

          (a)  the sum of the aggregate Post Cover Date Shortfalls as of such
date and the Basic Threshold Return accruing on those Shortfalls under Section
1.12(b); over

          (b)  (i)  the sum of all amounts distributed to the Class A Members as
a group after the Cover Date under Section 5.2(b)(iii), Section 5.2(d)(iii)(A)
and Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C);

               (ii) plus if the amount of a Post Cover Date Shortfall arises
from a Basic Threshold Return amount determined under Section 1.12(b), a 30%
annual cumulative return on the amount of each distribution described in Section
1.4(b)(i) computed from the date of the distribution of such amount to the date
of determination under Section 5.2(a)(ii).

     Section 1.5   "Adjusted Unreturned Class A Members' Capital Contribution"
means as of any date, the aggregate amount of the Class A Members' Capital
Contributions as of that date as reduced by the sum of:

          (a)  the aggregate amount of the Class A Members' Capital
Contributions (determined on a FIFO basis) attributable to any shares of
Preferred Stock (as determined under

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Section 1.3(b)A) disposed prior to the Cover Date, whether or not those Capital
Contributions were recovered from such disposition; and

          (b) the aggregate amounts distributed to the Class A Members after the
Cover Date and through such date under any or all of Section 5.2(a)(i) whether
directly or by application of Section 5.2(c), Section 5.2(b)(ii) or Section
5.2(d) (but only to the extent of distributions in payment of a Post Cover Date
Capital Return Shortfall in the case of Section 5.2(d)).

     Section 1.6   "Affiliate" of a Member or Manager means any Person, directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with a Member or Manager, as applicable.  The term
"control," as used in the immediately preceding sentence, shall mean with
respect to a corporation or limited liability company the right to exercise,
directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights
attributable to the controlled corporation or limited liability company, and,
with respect to any Person which is an individual, partnership, trust, other
entity or association, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled
Person.

     Section 1.7   "Affiliated Class A Majority" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(b)

     Section 1.8   "Affiliated Class A Member" means as of any date:

          (a) each Person who as of that date has committed to contribute in
excess of $25,000,000 to an Affiliated LLC and is not delinquent in its capital
contribution obligations to that Affiliated LLC, and

          (b) each person who as of that date is a Super Major Class A Member
and is not Delinquent.

     Section 1.9   "Affiliated Class A Members Notice" has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.3(b).

     Section 1.10  "Affiliated LLC" means a limited liability company, other
than the Company, that enters into a stock purchase agreement with Zhone
substantially in the same form as Exhibit B.

     Section 1.11  "Assignee" means the owner of a Membership Interest who has
not been admitted as a substitute Member in accordance with Article VI.

     Section 1.12  "Basic Threshold Return" shall mean with respect to the Class
A Members as a group as of any date, for each capital contribution of the Class
A Members as a group including the Class A Members' Capital Contribution, the
greater of (a) an amount equal to 100% of such capital contribution, or (b) a
30% cumulative annual return on such capital contribution through such date,
compounded annually.  The Basic Threshold Return of the Class A Members as a
group shall be allocated among them based on their respective Series A Preferred
Units.  If, however, a Class A Member is Delinquent and Section 3.1(c) applies,
the Class A Member shall for purposes of this Section 1.12 have no Series A
Preferred Units and

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the capital contributions of such Class A Member under this Section 1.12 shall
be zero for purposes of determining the Basic Threshold Return of the Class A
Members as a group.

     Section 1.13  "Capital Contribution" means the total amount of cash and
fair market value of property contributed to the Company by a Member.

     Section 1.14  "Capital Contribution Commitment" has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.1(c).

     Section 1.15  "Class A Member" means a Person identified as a Class A
Member on Exhibit A, as amended from time to time and includes any person
admitted as a Special Class A Member.  Allocations and distributions to the
Class A Members as a group shall be made among them based on their respective
Capital Contributions.

     Section 1.16  "Class A Members' Capital Contribution" means the Capital
Contributions of the Class A Member as a group made pursuant to Section 3.1(c)
and the Stock Purchase Agreement and paid to Zhone as consideration for
Preferred Stock, including amounts contributed to Zhone by the Class A Member
pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call.

     Section 1.17  "Class A Majority" means Class A Members holding a majority
of the Class A Units.

     Section 1.18  "Class B Majority" means Class B Members holding a majority
of the Series B Common Units.

     Section 1.19  "Class B Member" means each Person identified as a Class B
Member on Exhibit B, as amended from time to time.  References to the Class B
Members as a group are to all Class B Members.  All allocations or distributions
to the Class B Members as a group shall be shared among them based on their
respective Series B Common Units.

     Section 1.20  "Class B Members' Capital Contribution" means the Capital
Contributions by the Class B Members of Common Stock in Zhone pursuant to
Section 3.1(d).

     Section 1.21  "Class B Members' Tax Deficit" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(e).

     Section 1.22  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, the provisions of succeeding law, and to the extent
applicable, the Regulations.

     Section 1.23  "Common Stock" means the common stock of Zhone contributed by
the Class B Members as a group pursuant to Section 3.1(d) and any Securities
acquired with respect to that common stock of Zhone but determined without
regard to any common stock of Zhone acquired by the Company as a result of
either or both of the ownership of the Preferred Stock or any conversion of such
Preferred Stock.

     Section 1.24  "Contribution Value" means with respect to the Common Stock
contributed by the Class B Members as a group, $.001 per contributed share of
Common Stock.

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     Section 1.25  "Cover Date" means the date which is the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the initial funding of the one-fifth (1/5th) of the Capital
Contribution Commitment from the Major Class A Members by payment to Zhone
pursuant to Section 3.1(c) and the Stock Purchase Agreement.

     Section 1.26  "CYA Option" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(ii).

     Section 1.27  "CYA Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(b)(iii).

     Section 1.28  "CYA Share" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(v).

     Section 1.29  "Delinquency Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(a).

     Section 1.30  "Delinquent" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).

     Section 1.31  "Delinquent Payment" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(a).

     Section 1.32  "Delinquent Percent" means as of any date as to a Delinquent
Class A Member:

          (a) the percentage which the Delinquent Class A Member's Capital
Commitment is of the aggregate Capital Commitments of all Class A Members,
multiplied by

          (b) the difference between 100% percent and the percent determined by
dividing 50% of the Class A Member's Capital Contributions as of that date by
the Capital Contribution Commitment of such Class A Member as of that date.

     Section 1.33  "Delinquent's Interest" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(b)(ii).

     Section 1.34  "Distribution Hierarchies" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2.

     Section 1.35  "Distributable Cash" shall mean the amount of cash that a
Majority Interest deems available in good faith for distribution to the Members,
taking into account all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Company then
due, and other amounts that a Majority Interest reasonably deems necessary to
carry out the purpose of the Company or to place into reserves for customary and
usual claims with respect to such purpose.

     Section 1.36  "Exit Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(e)(ii).

     Section 1.37  "Founder" means any of The Dahl Family Trust Dated October 1,
1989, as amended; The Mortza Ejabat Trust Under Declaration of Trust Dated May
18, 1998; or The Symons Living Trust Dated March 16, 1995.

     Section 1.38  "Income" or "Losses" shall mean the income or losses, as
applicable, of the Company as determined as of December 31 or any other year end
of each year of the Company, and shall be deemed to mean the net income or net
loss of the Company for Federal income tax purposes as determined by a Majority
Interest on the advice of the certified public

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accountant who prepares the Company's Federal income tax returns with the
following modifications:

          (a)  In calculating such net income or loss:

               (i)   Income exempt from Federal income taxation shall be
included as income;

               (ii)  Expenditures described in section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code
or treated as such under Regulations section 1.704-1(b) shall be treated as
current expenses.

          (b)  In the event the book value of any property is adjusted pursuant
to Regulations section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), the amount of such adjustment shall
be taken into account as gain or loss (as the case may be) from the disposition
of such property for purposes of computing such net income or net loss;

          (c)  To the extent (and only to the extent) that an adjustment made to
the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to section 732 or section
743 of the Code is required to be taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts pursuant to Regulations section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the amount of
such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain or loss (as the case may be)
for purposes of computing such net income or net loss; and

          (d)  In the event that any property of the Company is distributed in
kind, the unrealized income, gain, loss and deduction inherent in such property
on the date of distribution (and not previously reflected in the Capital
Accounts of the Members) shall be taken into account as gain or loss (as the
case may be) from the disposition of such property for purposes of computing
such net income or net loss, in accordance with Regulations section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(iv)(e).

     Section 1.39  "Majority Interest" means except as provided in the next
sentence, the combination of a Class A Majority and a Class B Majority.  If all
Class A Members are Delinquent and Section 3.3(c) applies, "Majority Interest"
means a Class B Majority.

     Section 1.40  "Manager" means Robert Dahl and any other Person that becomes
a Manager pursuant to this Agreement.

     Section 1.41  "Major Class A Member" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(c).

     Section 1.42  "Member" means each Person who (a) is an initial signatory to
this Agreement, has been admitted to the Company as a Member in accordance with
this Agreement or is an Assignee who has become a Member in accordance with
Article VI, and (b) has not ceased to be a Member in accordance with this
Agreement.

     Section 1.43  "Membership Interest" means a Member's entire interest in the
Company including, but not limited to the right to receive distributions of the
Company's assets, allocations of Income, Loss, deductions, credit and similar
items from the Company, the right, if any, to vote on or participate in the
management of the Company, and the right to receive information concerning the
business and affairs, of the Company.

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     Section 1.44  "Percentage Interests"  The Percentage Interest of the Class
A Member as a group shall be 62.5% and the Percentage Interest of the Class B
Members as a group shall be 37.5%.  The Percentage Interests of the Class B
Members as a group shall be allocated among them based on their respective
Series B Common Units.

     Section 1.45  "Person" means a natural person, partnership (whether limited
or general), limited liability company, trust, estate, association, corporation,
custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any
representative capacity.

     Section 1.46  "Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall" has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.2(d)(i).

     Section 1.47  "Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall" has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.2(d)(i).

     Section 1.48  "Post Cover Date Shortfall" means as of any date the sum of
the aggregate Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfalls and Post Cover Date
Capital Return Shortfalls as of such date.

     Section 1.49  "Preferred Stock" shall mean Series A-6 Convertible Preferred
Stock; $0.001 par value per share of Zhone acquired pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Agreement and includes any common stock of Zhone into which that Series
A-6 Convertible Preferred Stock is converted and any other Security acquired
with respect to that Preferred Stock or common stock.

     Section 1.50  "Prevailing Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.14(b).

     Section 1.51  "Regulations" shall, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, mean the regulations in force as final or temporary that have been
issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to its authority under the
Code, and any successor regulations.

     Section 1.52  "Repurchase Option" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(b).

     Section 1.53  "Rights Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.2(c).

     Section 1.54  "Security" means and includes common and preferred stock
(including warrants, rights, put and call options and other options relating
thereto or any combination thereof), notes, bonds, debentures, trusts receipts
and other obligations, instruments or evidences of indebtedness, and other
property or interests commonly regarded as securities (including cash and bank
deposits).

     Section 1.55  "Series A Preferred Unit" means a Unit issued to a Class A
Member.  The Series A Preferred Units of the initial Class A Members are as set
forth on Exhibit A.

     Section 1.56  "Series B Common Unit" means a Unit issued to a Class B
Member.  The Series B Common Units of each initial Class B Member are as set
forth on Exhibit B.

     Section 1.57  "Special Delinquent Percent" shall mean as of any date

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          (a) the percentage which Delinquent Class A Member's Capital
Commitment is of the aggregate Capital Commitment of all Class A Members,
multiplied by

          (b) the difference between 100% percent and the percent determined by
dividing 25% of a Delinquent Class A Member's Capital Contributions as of that
date by the Capital Contribution Commitment of such Delinquent Class A Member as
of that date.

     Section 1.58  "Special Class A Member" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(b)(vi)(A).

     Section 1.59  "Stock Purchase Agreement" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a).

     Section 1.60  "Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call" means a Capital Call
as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

     Section 1.61  "Super Major Class A Member" means a Class A Member whose
Capital Commitment is set forth on Exhibit A and is $10,000,000 or more.

     Section 1.62  "Tax Matters Partner" has the meaning set forth in Section
7.5.

     Section 1.63  "Unit" means a Series A Preferred Unit or Series B Common
Unit issued pursuant to Section 3.1.

     Section 1.64  "Zhone" means Zhone Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

     Section 1.65  "Zhone Board" means a majority of the members of Board of
Directors of Zhone.

     Section 1.66  "Zhone Board Super Majority" means two thirds of the members
of the Board of Directors of Zhone.

     Section 1.67  "Zhone Liquidation"  Each of the following transactions will
be deemed a Zhone Liquidation, provided that the "beneficial owners" (as such
term is defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the stock
of Zhone immediately prior thereto shall immediately thereafter own less than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving Person or an entity
that holds 80% or more of the beneficial equity interest in such surviving
Person:  (i) the merger or consolidation of Zhone into or with another Person,
(ii) the issuance by Zhone of voting securities to another Person, (iii) the
sale, transfer or other disposition (but not including a transfer or disposition
by pledge or mortgage to a bona fide lender) of all or substantially all of the
assets of Zhone or (iv) other transaction.  Any of the foregoing events deemed
to constitute a Zhone Liquidation shall be deemed to so constitute such an event
whether accomplished in or through a single transaction or a series of related
transactions.

     Section 1.68  "Zhone Securities Repurchase Agreement" has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1(b).

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                                   SECTION II

                             ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

     Section 2.1   Formation.  The Members have formed the Company as a Delaware
limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware by filing a
certificate of formation with the Delaware Secretary of State.  The rights,
duties and liabilities of the Manager and Members shall be determined pursuant
to the Act and this Agreement.  To the extent that the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement are inconsistent with any non-mandatory provisions
of the Act, the terms and conditions in this Agreement shall govern.

     Section 2.2   Name and Purpose.  The name of the Company shall be "Zhone
Investors FF, L.L.C."  The Company's business may be conducted under that name
or, upon compliance with applicable laws, any other name that the Manager deems
appropriate or advisable.  The purpose of the Company will be to:

          (a) use the Capital Contribution of the Class A Members pursuant to
Section 3.1(c) to meet the Company's obligations to Zhone under the form of
Series A-6 Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") attached as
Exhibit C, acquire Common Stock from the Class B Members as described on Exhibit
B via a capital contribution of that Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.1(d) and
hold such Preferred Stock and Common Stock for investment and the production of
income pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

          (b) engage in any and all activities determined by both of the Zhone
Board and a Class B Majority.

     Section 2.3   Office and Agent.  The initial registered office of the
Company in Dover, Delaware shall be at 15 East North Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19901, and the Company's initial registered agent in Delaware shall be
Incorporating Services, Ltd.  The registered agent in Delaware may be changed by
a Majority Interest from time to time pursuant to the Act.  The Company shall
apply for authority to transact business in such other jurisdictions as may be
necessary or desirable in connection with its formation, existence and
operation.

     Section 2.4   Names and Addresses of the Members.  The names and address of
the initial Class A Member are set forth on Exhibit A.  The respective names and
addresses of the initial Class B Members are set forth on Exhibit B.

     A Member may change the Member's address upon notice thereof to the
Manager, the other Members and Zhone.

     Section 2.5   Name and Address of Manager.  The name and address of the
Manager is as follows:

                         Robert Dahl
                         119 Melody Lane
                         Orinda, CA  94563

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     The Manager may change the Manager's address upon notice to the Members.

                                   SECTION III

                       MEMBERS; CAPITAL; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

     Section 3.1   Capitalization.


          (a)  Classes; Authorized Units: Voting Rights.

               (i)   The Company is authorized to issue two classes of
Membership Interests, the Series A Preferred Units and Series B Common Units.

               (ii)  The total number of Units authorized for issuance by the
Company is 12,590,000 of which 7,868,750 shall be designated Series A Preferred
Units and 4,721,250 shall be designated Series B Common Units.

               (iii) Each Member shall have one (1) vote per Unit.  Unless a
separate class vote is otherwise required by this Agreement or by law, each
Member shall be entitled to vote on all matters in which a vote of Members is
required.

          (b)  Series B Common Units.  Series B Common Units will be issued
solely to those Persons identified as Class B Members on Exhibit B.  The Company
shall enter into an agreement (the "Zhone Securities Repurchase Agreement") in
the form of Exhibit D, with each of the Class B Members, providing the Company
with the option (the "Repurchase Option") to repurchase all or a portion of the
Class B Member's "Unvested Interest" as defined in that agreement and on the
terms set forth in that agreement.  The portion of the Adjusted Percentage
Interest and Series B Common Units of such Class B Member attributable to such
Unvested Interest immediately prior to the exercise of the Repurchase Option
shall, subject to Section 3.2(b):

               (i)   if such Class B Member is not a Founder or an Affiliate of
a Founder, be allocated among the remaining Class B Members who are Founders,
pro rata based on their respective Adjusted Percentage Interests at such time;
or

               (ii)  if such Class B Member is a Founder or an Affiliate of a
Founder, be allocated among the Class A Member and the remaining Class B Members
who are Founders, pro rata based on their respective Adjusted Percentage
Interests at such time.

          (c)  Series A Preferred Units.

               (i)   Series A Preferred Units shall be issued to the Class A
Members as provided on Exhibit A.

               (ii)  If a Class A Member's commitment to make Capital
Contributions (the "Capital Contribution Commitment") as set forth on Exhibit A
is $1,000,000 or more, such Class A Member shall be a "Major Class A Member" and
one fifth (1/5/th/) of such Commitment shall be paid to Zhone by the Major Class
A Member on behalf of the Company in accordance

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with Section 2.1 of the Stock Purchase Agreement. The balance of the Major Class
A Member's Capital Contribution Commitment shall be paid by the Major Class A
Member to Zhone in one or more installments on behalf of the Company within
twelve (12) business days of a Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call given by
the Zhone Board to the Company and the Major Class A Member. Any amounts paid by
the Major Class A Member to Zhone pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement Capital
Call shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as a Capital
Contribution made by the Major Class A Member to the Company.

               (iii) If a Class A Member's Capital Commitment as set forth on
Exhibit A is less than $1,000,000, the entire amount of such Capital Commitment
shall be contributed to the Company by the Class A Member on execution of this
Agreement. For purposes of Section 1.3 of this Agreement (relating to the
calculation of Adjusted Percentage Interest) and 1.12 of this Agreement
(relating to Basic Threshold Return) only, the Capital Contributions of Class A
Members described in the first sentence of this Section 3.1(c)(iii) shall be
deemed to be 1/5 of the total Capital Contributions of such Class A Members,
plus the same portion of such Class A Members' Capital Commitment, as such
amount may increase from time to time, that such Class A Member would have been
obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement
Capital Call given by the Zhone Board to the Company and the Major Class A
Members, if such Class A Member had instead been subject to the same Capital
Contribution funding procedure of Major Class A Members as set forth in Section
3.1(c)(ii). The Capital Contributions of Class A Members described in the first
sentence of this Section 3.1(c)(iii) which are not treated as Capital
Contributions for purposes of Sections 1.3 and 1.12, shall be referred to as a
"Deposit." The Deposit shall be deposited by the Manager in an interest bearing
savings or money market account. The Deposit shall be withdrawn by the Manager
to the extent necessary to satisfy the pro rata obligations of the Class A
Members described in the first sentence of this Section 3.1(c)(iii) pursuant to
a Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call by the Zhone Board to the Company, and
contributed by the Manager on behalf of such Class A Members to Zhone.

               (iv)  The Series A Preferred Units shall not be redeemable and
shall not be convertible into any other Class.

          (d)  Series B Common Units.  Series B Common Units shall initially be
issued to Class B Members at $.001 per Series B Common Unit.  The purchase price
for the Series B Common Units shall be paid by contributions to the Company by
the initial Class B Members of Common Stock as set forth in Exhibit B.

     Section 3.2   Issuance of Additional Units; Admission of New Members.  No
Class B Member shall be required to make any additional Capital Contributions.
The Class A Members shall make such additional Capital Contributions based on
their respective Series A Preferred Units (the "Additional Contributions") as
determined by a Majority Interest to be necessary for the Company to meet its
ordinary and necessary administrative and accounting expenses.  The Company may
at any time:

          (a)  admit new Members as determined by a Majority Interest, and

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          (b)  reissue Series B Common Units reacquired pursuant to the exercise
of a Repurchase Option, on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the
Zhone Board Super Majority and a Class B Majority.

     Section 3.3   Delinquency.

          (a)  If a Major Class A Member fails to make a payment to Zhone under
Section 3.1(c) by the "Delinquency Date" (which date shall be twelve (12)
business days after notice of the Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call is
deemed given under the Stock Purchase Agreement), such payment shall thereafter
be a "Delinquent Payment" and the Major Class A Member shall thereafter be
"Delinquent."

          (b)  If a Major Class A Member is Delinquent:

               (i)   The Zhone Board shall give all Affiliated Class A Members
notice (the "Affiliated Class A Members Notice") of that fact within five (5)
days of the Delinquency Date;

               (ii)  Each Major Class A Member grants each Affiliated Class A
Member the option (the "CYA Option") to acquire the same percentage (the "CYA
Percentage") of the Delinquent Percent as of the Delinquency Date of the
Delinquent Major Class A Member's Adjusted Percentage Interest, Series A
Preferred Units, share of the Adjusted Unreturned Class A Member's Capital
Contribution and Basic Threshold Return (collectively the "Delinquent's
Interest") as the amount of such Affiliated Class A Member's capital
contribution commitment to an Affiliated LLC bears to the aggregate capital
contribution commitments of all Affiliated Class A Members to all Affiliated
LLCs;

               (iii) Within three (3) business days of the Affiliated Class A
Members Notice, each Affiliated Class A Member shall notify the remaining
Affiliated Class A Members and the Zhone Board whether the Affiliated Class A
Member will or will not exercise its CYA Option. Failure by an Affiliated Class
A Member to give that notification within such three (3) business day period
will be deemed a notice of non-exercise of the Affiliated Class A Member's CYA
Option. Each Affiliated Class A Member giving notice pursuant to this Section
3.3(b)(iii) that it will exercise its CYA Option is referred to as a "CYA
Person";

               (iv)  If an Affiliated Class A Member does not exercise its CYA
Option, the CYA Persons shall have the right within fifteen (15) business days
after the Affiliated Class A Member Notice to exercise the CYA Option of such
Affiliated Class A Member pro rata based on their respective capital
contribution commitments to an Affiliated LLC or as they may otherwise agree;

               (v)   Exercise of the CYA Option of a CYA Person shall be by
tender of the CYA Person within the fifteen (15) business day period described
in Section 3.3(b)(iv) of the CYA Person's percentage, as determined pursuant to
Sections 3.3(b)(ii) and/or (iv), (the "CYA Share") of the Delinquent Payment to
Zhone, together with an agreement, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Zhone
Board and a Class B Majority, to assume such CYA Person's CYA Share of the
entire unpaid Capital Contribution Commitment of the Delinquent Major Class A
Member (net of the Delinquent Payment);

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               (vi)   If the aggregate of the tenders described in Section
3.3(b) (v) equals the Delinquent Payment and the aggregate of the assumptions
described in Section 3.3(b)(v) equals the entire unpaid Capital Contribution
Commitment of the Delinquent Class A Member (net of the Delinquent Payment),
then:

                      (A) Each CYA Person exercising its CYA Option shall be
admitted to the Company as a Special Class A Member in place of the Delinquent
Major Class A Member with respect to the product of:

                          (I)  the percentage of which such CYA Person's CYA
Share is of all CYA Person's Shares, and

                          (II) the Delinquent's Interest;

                      (B) the Capital Contribution Commitment of each CYA Person
as a Special Class A Limited Partner shall be the aggregate amount of its
tender, assumption and CYA Share of the Delinquent Percent of the Delinquent
Major Class A Member's share of the Adjusted Unreturned Class A Members' Capital
Contribution as of the Delinquency Date; and

                      (C) the Delinquent Major Class A Member's share of the
Delinquent's Interest shall be reduced to reflect the share of that Interest
transferred to all CYA Persons under Section 3.3(b)(vi)(A);

                      (D) At the direction of one or more of such CYA Persons,
the Manager shall cause the Company to commence action against the Delinquent
Major Class A Member pursuant to Section 10.13 to collect the entire unpaid
Capital Contribution Commitment of the Delinquent Major Class A Member as of the
Delinquency Date plus interest at the rate charged from time to time by the Bank
of America for prime corporate borrowers plus two percent (but not in excess of
the maximum rate allowed by applicable law), plus the expenses of collection,
including attorney's fees; and

                      (E) All of the decision, direction and approval rights
which the Delinquent Major Class A Member was entitled to exercise under this
Agreement immediately before the Delinquency Date shall be exercised by CYA
Persons acquiring a majority of the Series A Units transferred to the CYA
Persons from the Delinquent Major Class A Member pursuant to Section
3.3(b)(vi)(A);

               (vii)  Not withstanding the prior provisions of this Section
3.3(b), unless the aggregate of the tenders described in Section 3.3(b)(v)
equals the Delinquent Payment and the aggregate of the assumptions described in
Section 3.3(b)(v) equals the entire unpaid Capital Contribution Commitment of
the Major Delinquent Class A Member (net of the Delinquent Payment), Section
3.3(c) shall apply and the prior provisions of this Section 3.3(b) shall not
apply.

          (c)  If pursuant to Section 3.3(b)(vii), this Section 3.3(c) applies
then a Class B Majority may in its sole discretion, elect any of the following
alternatives by notice to the Delinquent Major Class A Member and to Zhone
within 120 days after the Delinquency Date:

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               (i)   To direct the Manager to cause the Company to commence an
action against the Delinquent Major Class A Member pursuant to Section 10.13 to
collect the entire unpaid Capital Contribution Commitment of the Delinquent
Major Class A Member as of the Delinquency Date plus interest at the rate
charged from time to time by the Bank of America for prime corporate borrowers
plus two percent (but not in excess of the maximum rate allowed by applicable
law), plus the expenses of collection, including attorneys' fees; or

               (ii)  To cause one or more designees of a Class B Majority to
assume the entire unpaid balance of the Capital Contribution Commitment of the
Delinquent Major Class A Member (in which event the Delinquent Major Class A
Member shall not be permitted to make any further Capital Contributions to the
Company) on such terms and conditions, as determined by a Class B Majority and
the Zhone Board, including but limited to, amending this Agreement to admit such
designee as a Special Class A Member and in any such amendment diluting and
subordinating the priorities of the interest of the Delinquent Major Class A
Member in Company Income and distributions (as reduced pursuant to Section
3.3(b)) to the interests of any or all of such designee and the Class B Members.

          (d)  The alternatives in Sections 3.3(a), (b) and (c) are in addition
to and not in limitation of any other right or remedy of Zhone, the Company, the
Affiliated Class A Members and the Class B Members.  Furthermore, if a Major
Class A Member is Delinquent, thereafter notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement:

               (i)   "Adjusted Post Cover Date Shortfall" under this Agreement
shall be calculated as though the Delinquent Major Class A Member had made no
Capital Contributions to the Company and such Delinquent Major Class A Member
shall not share in any distributions or Income allocations of or related to an
Adjusted Post Cover Date Shortfall;

               (ii)  "Basic Threshold Return" under this Agreement shall be
calculated as though the Delinquent Major Class A Member had made no Capital
Contributions to the Company and such Delinquent Major Class A Member shall not
share in any distributions or Income allocations of or related to a Basic
Threshold Return;

               (iii) "Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall" under this
Agreement shall be calculated as though the Delinquent Major Class A Member had
made no Capital Contributions to the Company and such Delinquent Major Class A
Member shall not share in any distributions or Income allocations of or related
to a Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall;

               (iv)  "Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall" under this
Agreement shall be calculated as though the Delinquent Major Class A Member had
made no Capital Contributions to the Company and such Delinquent Major Class A
Member shall not share in any distributions or Income allocations of or related
to a Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall; and

               (v)   If Section 3.3(c) applies:

                     For all purposes of calculating the Adjusted Percentage
Interest of the Members:

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                      (A) the Capital Contributions of the Delinquent Major
Class A Member shall be deemed to be 25% of the amount of the actual Capital
Contributions of the Delinquent Major Class A Member as of the Delinquency Date,

                      (B) a member of Series A Preferred Units equal to: (I) the
Special Delinquent Percent multiplied by (II) the Major Class A Member's Series
A Preferred Units, shall no longer be outstanding Series A Units, and

                      (C) the Company shall transfer to Zhone the Special
Delinquent Percent of the Preferred Stock for $100.

     Section 3.4   Appropriateness of Remedies.  To the extent any of the
remedies available against a Delinquent Class A Member under Section 3.3 results
or is deemed to result in the recovery of damages by the Company and/or the
Class B Members, the Delinquent Class A Member agrees that the damage recovery
is an appropriate amount of liquidated damages for the delinquency.  The Members
acknowledge that determining the actual damages now or at the time the Class A
Member becomes Delinquent would be impossible, and the remedies in this Section
represent a reasonable liquidated damage allowance for the failure by the
Delinquent Class A Member to make a Capital Contribution when required.

     Section 3.5   No Interest; Return of Contributions.  Except as set forth in
Section 5.6 below, no Member shall be entitled to receive any interest on the
Member's Capital Contributions.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
no Member shall have the right to receive the return of any Capital Contribution
or withdraw from the Company, except upon the dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any remaining Deposit (plus accrued interest)
shall be refunded to the Class A Members described in the first sentence of
Section 3.1(c)(iii), in proportion to their respective Capital Contributions,
upon the termination of the Stock Purchase Agreement Capital Call provisions
described in Section 2.2(e) of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

     Section 3.6   Capital Account.

          (a) The Company shall establish and maintain a separate account (the
"Capital Account") for each Member.  The initial balance of the Capital Account
for each Member shall be such Member's initial Capital Contribution to the
Company.  The Capital Account of each Member shall be increased by (i) the
dollar amount of any additional cash contributions made by such Member, (ii) the
fair market value of any property (other than cash) contributed to the Company
by such Member (net of liabilities to which such property is subject), and (iii)
allocations to such Member of its share of Income.  The Capital Account of each
Member shall be decreased by (i) the dollar amount of any cash distributions
made to such Member, (ii) the fair market value of any property distributed to
such Member (net any liabilities to which such property is subject), and (iii)
allocations to such Member of its share of Losses.

          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the foregoing provisions of paragraph (a) regarding the maintenance of
Capital Accounts shall be construed so as to comply with the provisions of the
Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to section 704 of the Code.  The
Manager is hereby authorized with the approval of a Majority

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Interest to modify the foregoing provisions to the minimum extent necessary to
comply with such Treasury Regulations.

     Section 3.7   Loans.  Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.6
and with the prior approval of a Majority Interest, a Member may lend money to
and transact other business with the Company; provided that the terms of such
loan are no less favorable to the Company than those that could reasonably be
obtained by the Company in an arms-length transaction negotiated with an
unrelated third party.  Any permitted loan to the Company made by a Member shall
not entitle the lending Member to any greater share of Company distributions or
subject the lending Member to any greater proportionate allocation of Company
Income or Losses.  The amount of any such loan or advance shall be a debt owed
by the Company to the lending Member on the terms agreed to by the Managers.
Subject to other applicable law, such Member has the same rights and obligations
with respect thereto as a Person who is not a Member.

                                   SECTION IV

                      MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE COMPANY

     Section 4.1   Election of the Manager.  The Company shall have one (1)
Manager who shall be the Person identified in Section 1.40.  Unless the Manager
resigns or is removed, the Manager shall hold office until a successor is
elected and qualified as provided in Section 4.1(c).

          (a)  The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to
the Members, without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any
contract to which the Manager is a party. The resignation of the Manager shall
take effect upon receipt of that notice or at such later time as shall be
specified in the notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The
resignation of a Manager who is also a Member shall not affect the Manager's
rights as a Member and shall not constitute a withdrawal of a Member.

          (b)  The Manager may be removed:

               (i)   at any time, with or without cause, by notice from a Class
A Majority;

               (ii)  by notice from a Class B Majority for failure of the
Manager to take any action which a Class B Majority alone is entitled to direct
the Manager to take under this Agreement, within two (2) days of such direction.
In the event of any such failure, a Class B Majority shall, whether or not it
gives such notice, have the authority to cause the Company to take the directed
action.

          (c)  Any vacancy occurring for any reason in the position of Manager
shall be filled by the affirmative vote or written consent of a Majority
Interest.

     Section 4.2   Management of the Company by the Manager.

          (a)  Subject to Sections 3.3, 4.1, 4.2(b) and (c), the business and
affairs of the Company shall be managed exclusively by the Manager, as directed
by a Majority Interest, and

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the Manager shall have the power pursuant to such direction to do any and all
acts necessary or convenient to or for the furtherance of the purposes of the
Company described herein.

          (b)  (i)   All decisions/voting/ control rights which by the terms of
the Preferred Stock, the provisions of any organizational document of Zhone, any
agreement to which Zhone is a party or any applicable law, may be exercised by
the holder of the Preferred Stock, including decisions as to conversion and all
determinations as to the disposition of the Preferred Stock, will (other than on
the occurrence of an event described in Section 8.1(e)) be exercised on behalf
of the Company by a Class A Majority directly or at a Class A Majority's
direction, by the Manager; provided that such Class A Majority may not cause the
Company, without the consent of the Class A Member of Zhone Investors I L.L.C.
(as defined in the Operating Agreement of Zhone Investors I L.L.C.) and the
Class A Member of Zhone Investors II L.L.C. (as delivered in the Operating
Agreement of Zhone Investors II L.L.C.), to dispose of:

                     (A) a greater percentage of Preferred Stock as of any date
(on a cumulative basis from the date of this Agreement) than

                     (B) the percentage of "Preferred Stock" ( as defined in the
respective Operating Agreements of Zhone Investors I L.L.C. and Zhone Investors
II L.L.C.) which as of such date has been collectively disposed of by Zhone
Investors I L.L.C. and Zhone Investors II L.L.C..

               (iii) All decisions/voting/control rights which by the terms of
the Common Stock, the provisions of any organizational document of Zhone, any
agreement to which Zhone is a party or any applicable law, may be exercised by
the holder of the Common Stock and all determinations as to the disposition of
the Common Stock (other than on the occurrence of an event described in Section
8.1(e)) will be exercised on behalf of the Company by a Class B Majority
directly, or at the direction of a Class B Majority, by the Manager.  Such Class
B Majority may not, however, without the consent of the Class A Member of Zhone
Investors I L.L.C. and Zhone Investors II L.L.C. cause the Company to dispose of
a greater percentage of Common Stock as of any date (on a cumulative basis from
the date of this Agreement) than the percentage of the "Preferred Stock" (as
defined in the Operating Agreements of Zhone Investors I L.L.C. and Zhone
Investors II L.L.C.) as of such date on a cumulative basis from the date of this
Agreement which has been disposed of by both of Zhone Investors I L.L.C. and
Zhone Investors II L.L.C. as of such date.  In no event, however, may such
percentage of Common Stock exceed the percentage which the aggregate number of
Series B Common Units which have then vested under one or more of the Zhone
Securities Repurchase Agreements between the Company and the Class B Members is
of all Series B Common Units issued pursuant to all such Agreements.

               (iv)  The Manager shall exercise the voting rights of the
Securities held by the Company in accordance with the directions of the Class A
Majority or a Class B Majority, pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(i) or Section
4.2(b)(ii) as applicable.

          (c)  A Class A Majority shall have the sole right to determine whether
the Company shall exercise any of the registration rights to which the Company
is entitled to exercise with respect to the Preferred Stock under the "Rights
Agreement" in the form of

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Exhibit E and to make all decisions on behalf of the Company relating to
registration rights, including, but not limited to the amount of Preferred Stock
to be included in any registration pursuant to the Rights Agreement. A Class A
Majority may act directly on behalf of the Company with respect to such exercise
or direct the Manager with respect to such exercise.

     Section 4.3   Performance of Duties; Liability of Manager.  The Manager
shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for any loss or damage
sustained by the Company or any Member and attributable to any act or failure to
act by the Manager, unless the Manager has failed to comply with the good faith
standard of this Section 4.3 or the loss or damage shall have been the result of
fraud, deceit, reckless or intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law
by the Manager.  The Manager shall perform the Manager's managerial duties in
good faith, in a manner the Manager reasonably believes to be in the best
interests of the Company, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as
an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar
circumstances.  A Manager who so performs the duties of Manager shall not have
any liability by reason of being or having been a Manager of the Company.

     Section 4.4   Devotion of Time.  The Manager, in the capacity as Manager,
shall devote whatever time, and effort as a Class A Majority reasonably deems
appropriate for the operation of the Company.

     Section 4.5   Competing Activities.

          (a) In General.  During the term of the Company and following the
dissolution of the Company, the Members, the Manager and any Affiliates of the
Members or the Manager may engage or invest, independently or with others, in
any business activity of any type or description, which is the same as or
similar to the Company's business or that is in direct or indirect competition
with the Company's business, including by way of example but not by way of
limitation, investing in any Securities.

          (b) Business Opportunities.  The Members, the Manager and any
Affiliates of the Members or the Manager shall not be obligated to present any
investment opportunity or prospective advantage to the Company even if such
opportunity or advantage is of a character that relates to the Company's
business and, if presented to the Company, could be taken by the Company.

     Section 4.6   Transactions between the Company and the Manager.  The
Manager may not, and may not cause the Manager's Affiliates to, and shall cause
such Affiliate to not engage in any transaction (including, without limitation,
the purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of any property; the rendering of any
service; the borrowing or lending of money; or the establishment of any salary,
other compensation, or other terms of employment) with the Company or Zhone
unless (i) such transaction is not expressly prohibited by this Agreement, and
(ii) the terms and conditions of such transaction, on an overall basis, are at
least as favorable to the Company or Zhone, as applicable, as those that are
generally available from unrelated Persons capable of similarly performing them
and in similar transactions between similarly situated unrelated parties
negotiated at arm's length.

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     Section 4.7   Salaries and Reimbursement.  Unless otherwise determined by
Majority Interest, the Manager, in the Manager's capacity as Manager, shall not
be entitled to a salary and remuneration for services rendered to the Company.
Any salary of any Manager who is also a Member shall be treated as a guaranteed
payment within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code.  The Company shall
reimburse the Manager and the Manager's Affiliates for the actual cost of
materials and third party services used for or by the Company.  The Company
shall also pay or reimburse the Manager or the Manager's Affiliates for
organizational expenses (including, without limitation, legal and accounting
fees and costs) incurred to form the Company and prepare and file the
certificate of formation and this Agreement.

     Section 4.8   Officers.  The Manager may, with the approval of a Majority
Interest, appoint officers at any time.  The officers shall serve at the
pleasure of a Majority Interest, subject to all rights, if any, of an officer
under any contract of employment.  The officers shall exercise such powers and
perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by a Majority
Interest.  The salaries of all officers of the Company shall be fixed by a
Majority Interest.

     Section 4.9   Members' Meetings; Voting; Liability.

          (a)  Unless otherwise required by law, annual meetings of the Members
shall not be required.  In all matters in which a vote, approval or consent of
the Members is required, approval of a Majority Interest shall be required to
authorize or approve any matter.

          (b)  Meetings of the Members, may be called by or at the request of
the Class A Majority, unless Delinquent and Section 3.3(c)(i) applies, or by the
Class B Majority.

               (i)   Notice of any such meeting shall be given no fewer than
five (5) days prior to the date of the meeting. Attendance of a Member at such a
meeting, as applicable, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting
except where such Member attends such meeting for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not properly
called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted nor the purpose of the
meeting need be specified in the notice of such meeting.

               (ii)  A Majority Interest shall constitute a quorum for
transaction of business at such meeting; provided, however, that if less than a
Majority Interest is present at such meeting, a majority of the Persons present
may adjourn the meeting at any time without further notice.

               (iii) The act of a Majority Interest shall be the act of such
meeting.

               (iv)  Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Members
may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
so taken, is signed by a Majority Interest. Any such consent signed by a
Majority Interest shall have the same effect as a vote at a meeting of a
Majority Interest and may be stated as such in any document filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State or elsewhere.

               (v)   The Members may participate in any meeting through the use
of telephone conference or other communications equipment by means of which all
persons

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participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in such meeting
shall constitute attendance and presence in person at the meeting of the Person
or Persons so participating.

          (c)  The Members shall not have any liability for the obligations or
liabilities of the Company except to the extent provided in the Act.

                                    SECTION V

                        ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME AND LOSSES
                                AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Section 5.1   Allocations of Income and Losses.

          (a)  Income for each fiscal year or part thereof of the Company shall
be allocated to the Members as follows:

               (i)   If there is a disposition described in Section 5.2(a)
whether directly or by application of Section 5.2(c) during such fiscal year or
part thereof, Income from such disposition shall be allocated as follows:

                     (A) First to the Class A Members as a group to the extent
the amount of the Adjusted Unreturned Class A Members' Capital Contribution
distributed to the Class A Members under Section 5.2(a)(i) for such year from
such disposition would otherwise exceed the aggregate positive Capital Account
balances of the Class A Members as a group (after taking into account the
distribution);

                     (B) Next to the Class A Members as a group to the extent
that the amount distributed to the Class A Members as a group under Section
5.2(a)(ii) for such year from such disposition would otherwise exceed the
positive Capital Account balances of the Class A Members as a group (after
taking into account the distribution), taking into account the allocation
provided for in Section 5.1(a)(i)(A);

                     (C) Next 55% to the Class B Member and 45% to the Class A
Members as a group until the Class B Members have been allocated Income under
this Section 5.1(a)(i)(C) equal to the aggregate amounts distributed to the
Class B Members under Sections 5.2(a)(iii) (whether directly or by application
of Section 5.2(c)); and

                     (D) The balance to the Class A Members as a group and the
Class B Members as a group in proportion to their respective Adjusted Percentage
Interests of the Class A Member and the Class B Members as a group as of the
date of the disposition.

               (ii)  If there is a disposition described in Section 5.2(b)
during such fiscal year or part thereof, Income from such disposition shall be
allocated as follows:

                     (A) First to the Class A Members as a group to the extent
the amount distributed to the Class A Members as a group under Section 5.2(b)(i)
for such year from all such dispositions would otherwise exceed the positive
Capital Account balances of the Class A Members as a group;

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                     (B) Next to the Class A Members as a group to the extent
that the amount distributed to the Class A Members as a group under Section
5.2(b)(ii) for such year from all such dispositions would otherwise exceed the
positive Capital Account balance of the Class A Members as a group, taking into
account the allocation provided for in Section 5.1(a)(ii)(A);

                     (C) The balance to the Class A Members as a group.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions (A), (B) and (C) of this Section
5.1(a)(ii), if any distribution from such disposition is made to the Class B
Members as a group under Section 5.2(b)(iii), an amount of such Income equal to
such distribution shall first be allocated to the Class B Members as a group
prior to any allocation of Income to the Class A Members as a group under this
Section 5.1(a)(ii).

               (iii) If there is a disposition described in Section 5.2(c)
during such fiscal year or part thereof, Income from such disposition shall be
allocated to the Class B Members as a group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the proceeds of such disposition are governed by the proviso of Section 5.2(c),
such Income shall instead be allocated in accordance with Section 5.1(a)(i).

               (iv)  If there is a disposition described in Section 5.2(d)
during such fiscal year or part thereof, Income from such disposition shall be
allocated to the Class B Members as a group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to
the extent the proceeds of such disposition are distributed to the Class A
Members as a group, the Income from the disposition that generated such proceeds
shall, to such extent, first instead be allocated to the Class A Members as a
group.

          (b)  Losses for each fiscal year or part thereof of the Company shall
be allocated among the Members as follows:

               (i)   Losses attributable to costs or expenses of the Company
paid with Additional Contributions made pursuant to Section 3.2 shall be
allocated to the Class A Members as a group to the extent of its Additional
Contributions.

               (ii)  Losses from a disposition of Preferred Stock described in
Section 5.2(b) shall be allocated to the Class A Members as a group;

               (iii) Losses from a disposition of Common Stock described in
either Section 5.2(c) or Section 5.2(d) shall be allocated to the Class B
Members in proportion to their respective Series B Common Units;

               (iv)  Losses other than as provided in Sections 5.1(b)(i), (ii)
and (iii) shall be allocated as follows:

                     (A) first to the Members in proportion to and to the extent
of their respective shares of Company Income allocated to them under Section
5.1(a)(i)(D) and not previously taken into account under this Section
5.1(b)(iv)(A);

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                     (B) Next to the Members in proportion to and to the extent
of their respective positive Capital Account balances remaining after any
allocations under Section 5.1(b)(iv)(A); and

                     (C) The balance to the Class A Members as a group and the
Class B Members as a group based on the respective Adjusted Percentage Interests
of the Class A Members as a group and the Class B Member as a group.

          (c)  Allocations With Respect to Contributed Property.  Allocations of
book and tax items with respect to property contributed by any Member shall be
made solely for Federal income tax purposes as required by section 704(c) of the
Code using the traditional method.  Following any revaluation of the Company's
assets and the adjustment of any Member's Capital Account pursuant to
Regulations section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) to reflect such revaluation, the
Members' Capital Accounts shall be adjusted for various items as computed for
book purposes with respect to such revalued assets as required by Regulations
section 1.704-1(b) and the Members' shares of such items as computed for tax
purposes with respect to such items shall be determined as required by
Regulations section 1.704-1(b).  Income or Losses upon the disposition of any
property contributed to the Company shall be determined with respect to the book
basis of such property instead of its income tax basis.

          (d)  Qualified Income Offset.

               (i)   If any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment,
allocation or distribution described in Regulations section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Income shall be specially allocated to
such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any deficit in its
Capital Account created by such adjustment, allocation or distribution as soon
as practicable. This Section 5.1(d)(i) is intended to constitute a "qualified
income offset" within the meaning of Regulations section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3).

               (ii)  Any allocations of items of Income pursuant to Section
5.1(d)(i) shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations of
Income or Losses pursuant to this Article V so that the net amounts of the
allocations under this Article V shall, to the maximum extent possible, be equal
to the net amounts that would have been allocated pursuant to this Article V if
there had been no allocations pursuant to Section 5.1(d)(i).

          (e)  Allocation of Income and Losses and Distributions in Respect of a
Transferred Interest.  If any Membership Interest is transferred, or is
increased or decreased by reason of the admission of a new Member or otherwise,
during any fiscal year, Income or Losses for such fiscal year shall be allocated
among the Members by the Tax Matters Partner (as directed by a Majority
Interest) using any method permitted under the Code.

          (f)  Adjustment of Allocations. In the event the allocations set forth
above are disallowed by the Internal Revenue Service, such allocations shall be
deemed to be amended to the minimum extent necessary to conform with section 704
of the Code, while preserving the intent of the foregoing allocations to the
maximum possible extent and by making such adjustments to the allocations as are
necessary to allow distributions to be made in accordance with Section 5.2.

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          (g)  Additional Allocations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, upon
the final dissolution and termination of the Company and after taking into
account all allocations of Income and Losses (and other tax items) under this
Section 5.1, the distributions to be made in accordance with the positive
Capital Account balances would result in a distribution that would be different
from the Distribution Hierarchy provided for under Section 5.2(a) below, then
gross items of Income (and other tax items) for the taxable year of the final
dissolution and termination (and, to the extent permitted under section 761(c)
of the Code, gross items of Income (and other tax items) for the immediately
preceding taxable year) shall be allocated to the Members to increase or
decrease Capital Account balances, as the case may be, so that the final
distribution will occur in under the Distribution Hierarchy provided for under
Section 5.2(a) below.

          (h)  Special Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision in Section 5.1,
if Income or Loss arises in a taxable year different from the taxable year in
which the associated cash arising from that sale is distributed under Section
5.2, the allocations of such Income and Loss under Section 5.1 shall, to the
maximum extent possible, be made as if the associated distribution had occurred
in the year the taxable Income or Loss arose, using the principles of Section
5.2 to determine the allocation of such hypothetical distribution.

     Section 5.2   Distributions by the Company. Subject to applicable law and
any limitations contained elsewhere in this Agreement, all available proceeds
from the disposition of the Securities (including dividends, interest and sales
proceeds) less reasonable reserves and reasonable costs of the disposition, all
as determined by a Majority Interest, shall be distributed to the Members under
one of the Distribution Hierarchies (the "Distribution Hierarchies") as follows:

          (a)  Disposition of All Remaining Securities. If the disposition is of
all of the Securities remaining in the Company, is pursuant to an event
described in Section 8.1(e), or is not otherwise governed by any of Sections
5.2(b), (c) or (d), the proceeds shall be distributed in accordance with the
following Distribution Hierarchy and priority:

               (i)   First, to the Class A Members as a group to the extent of
the Adjusted Unreturned Class A Members' Capital Contribution,

               (ii)  Second, to the Class A Members as a group to the extent of
the sum of:

                     (A) The Basic Threshold Return attributable to the portion
of the Class A Member's Capital Contribution (determined on a FIFO basis)
attributable to all of the Preferred Stock (such portion to be determined
consistently with Section 1.3(b)A) disposed of in such disposition; and

                     (B) Any Adjusted Post Cover Date Shortfall as of the date
of such disposition (first in payment of any Post Cover Date Basic Threshold
Return included therein and then in payment of any Post Cover Date Capital
Return Shortfall included therein),

               (iii) Third, 55% to the Class B Members as a group and 45% to
the Class A Members as a group until the Class B Members as a group have
received total distributions pursuant to this Section 5.2(a)(iii) equal to the
Adjusted Percentage Interest of the

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Class B Members as a group of all distributions to the Class A Members as a
group and the Class B Members as a group pursuant to Sections 5.2(a)(i) and (ii)
and this Section 5.2(a)(iii), and

               (iv)  The balance to the Class A Members as a group and the Class
B Members as a group based on the respective Adjusted Percentage Interests of
the Class A Members as a group and the Class B Members as a group.

          (b)  Disposition of Preferred Stock Not Governed by Section 5.2(a). If
the disposition is of any or all of the Preferred Stock (a "Preferred Stock
Disposition" or "Disposition"), and the Disposition is not otherwise governed by
Section 5.2(a), the proceeds of the disposition shall be distributed in
accordance with the following Distribution Hierarchy and priority:

               (i)   First, to the Class A Members as a group to the extent of
the Basic Threshold Return remaining unpaid as of the date of the Preferred
Stock Disposition,

               (ii)  Second, to the Class A Members as a group to the extent of
any of the Class A Members' Capital Contribution remaining unreturned as of the
date of the Preferred Stock Disposition, and

               (iii) The balance to the Class A Members as a group, except if
any distributions have been made to the Class A Members as a group under Section
5.2(d), such balance shall first be distributed to the Class B Members as a
group until that group has received an aggregate amount under this Section
5.2(b)(iii) equal to the aggregate amount of such distributions to the Class A
Members as a group under Section 5.2(d).

          (c)  Disposition of Common Stock Prior to the Cover Date and Not
Governed by Section 5.2(a). If the disposition is of Common Stock prior to the
Cover Date and is not otherwise governed by Section 5.2(a), then the proceeds of
such disposition shall be distributed to the Class B Members as a group;
provided, however, that if such disposition of Common Stock occurs within 90
days of the date of a Preferred Stock Disposition unless all Class A Members are
Delinquent, the proceeds of such disposition of Common Stock shall first be
distributed to the Class A Members as a group to the extent that any Basic
Threshold Return and any of the Class A Members' Capital Contributions as of the
date of the Preferred Stock Disposition remains unpaid and unreturned, as the
case may be, after the proceeds of the Preferred Stock Disposition have been
distributed in accordance with Sections 5.2(b)(i) and (ii). The distribution of
proceeds to the Class A Members as a group hereunder shall be made in accordance
with the Distribution Hierarchy set forth in Section 5.2(b).

          (d)  Disposition of Common Stock After the Cover Date and Not Governed
by Section 5.2(a).

               (i)   If as a result of a Preferred Stock Disposition governed by
Section 5.2(b) and occurring after the Cover Date, the Basic Threshold Return
attributable to the portion of the Class A Members' Capital Contribution
(determined on a FIFO basis) attributable to the Preferred Stock disposed of in
such Disposition exceeds the amount distributed to the Class A Member from such
Disposition under Section 5.2(b)(i), there shall be a "Post Cover

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Date Basic Threshold Shortfall." If the Class A Members' Capital Contributions
(determined on a FIFO basis) attributable to the Preferred Stock disposed of in
such Disposition exceed the amount distributed to Class A Member from such
Disposition under Section 5.2(b)(ii) there shall be a "Post Cover Date Capital
Return Shortfall."

               (ii)  In the event there is neither a Post Cover Date Capital
Return Shortfall nor a Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall at the time of
a disposition of Common Stock after the Cover Date and such disposition is not
otherwise governed by Section 5.2(a), all proceeds of such disposition shall be
distributed to the Class B Members as a group.

               (iii) In the event that there is either, or both, of a Post Cover
Date Basic Threshold Shortfall or a Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall,
the Class B Members as group shall have one year from the date of the
Disposition creating any such Shortfall to as, chosen by a Class B Majority,
either:

                     (A) Cause the Company to dispose of sufficient Common Stock
to be able to and to distribute to the Class A Member the sum of (I) the amount
of any Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall arising from the Disposition
(and a Basic Threshold Return shall continue to accrue on the amount of such
Shortfall remaining unpaid as though it were a Capital Contribution from the
Class A Member until that Shortfall is paid under this Section 5.2(d)) and (II)
the amount of any Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall arising from the
Disposition. Such distribution shall be treated as made first under (I) of this
Subsection and then under (II) of this Subsection.

                     (B) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(d)(iii)(A), if the Class B
Members as a group would not receive from such Common Stock disposition and from
all prior dispositions of any assets by the Company an aggregate amount equal to
10% of the cumulative amount of Income of the Company through the date of the
disposition of the Common Stock, then the Class B Members as a group shall first
receive from the proceeds of the Common Stock disposition otherwise
distributable to the Class A Members as a group under Section 5.2(d) (iii)(A)
the amount necessary for the Class B Members as a group to have received that
10% amount. The balance of the proceeds from the disposition shall be
distributed to the Class A Members as a group first to pay the Post Cover Date
Basic Threshold Shortfall and any balance remaining to cover the Post Cover Date
Capital Return Shortfall; or

                     (C) Cause the Company to distribute to the Class A Members
as a group Common Stock of sufficient value (using for the value of that Common
Stock the average closing price for such stock during the 30 trading days prior
to the date of the distribution) to pay the Class A Members as a group (I) the
amount of any Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall arising from the
Disposition (and a Basic Threshold Return shall continue to accrue on the amount
of such Shortfall remaining unpaid as though it were a Capital Contribution from
the Class A Members as a group until that Shortfall is paid under this Section
5.2(d)) and (II) any Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall arising from the
Disposition. Such distribution shall be treated as made first under (I) of this
Subsection and then under (II) of this Subsection.

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                     (D) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C), if the Class B
Members as a group would not receive from a disposition of such Common Stock if
it were disposed of at the value determined under Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C) and
from all prior dispositions of any assets by the Company an amount equal to 10%
of the cumulative amount of Income through the date of the distribution of the
Common Stock, then the Class B Members as a group shall first receive as a
distribution from the Common Stock otherwise distributable to the Class A
Members as a group under Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C) (valued using the average price
value set forth in Section 5.2(d)(iii)(C)) such amount of Common Stock as
necessary for the Class B Members as a group to have received that 10% amount.
The balance of that Common Stock otherwise distributable under Section
5.2(d)(iii)(C) shall be distributed to the Class A Members as a group first to
pay the Post Cover Date Basic Threshold Shortfall and any balance remaining to
cover the Post Cover Date Capital Return Shortfall.

          (e)  Notwithstanding Sections 5.2(a)-(d), in the event:

               (i)   the net amount of U.S. federal income tax and state income
     tax required to be paid by a Class B Member, on the Income allocated to the
     Member (net of all Losses allocated to the Member hereunder and not
     previously offset by an allocation of Income hereunder), for any fiscal
     year of the Company, assuming the Class B Member were subject to the
     maximum individual U.S. federal and state income tax rates, using an
     assumed 10% state income tax rate on such Income and taking into account
     any deduction of state income taxes for regular U.S. federal income tax
     purposes, exceeds

               (ii)  the cash distributed to the Class B Member pursuant to one
     or more of Sections 5.2(a)-(d) for such fiscal year or within 90 days
     following the close of such fiscal year, provided that to the extent that
     including cash distributed within such 90 day period prevents there from
     being an excess, such cash shall not again count for the fiscal year of
     distribution for purposes of determining whether there is an excess under
     this Section 5.2(e), (such excess being referred to as the "Class B
     Member's Tax Deficit"),

then the Class B Member shall receive from Distributable Cash for such fiscal
year or such later fiscal year when Distributable Cash becomes available, an
amount equal to the Class B Member's Tax Deficit. Such distribution shall be
made whether or not the Member is an individual and whether or not such income
is subject to a different tax rate. Such distribution shall be taken into
account in computing subsequent distributions to the Members under Sections
5.2(a)-(d). Accordingly, distributions to a Class B Member pursuant to this
Section 5.2(e) shall be offset to the maximum extent possible each time out of
the first subsequent distributions to which the Class B Member is otherwise
entitled to under this Agreement until the amounts previously distributed to the
Class Member under this Section 5.2(e) have been offset; provided that in the
case of subsequent distributions not pursuant to Section 5.2(a), the Class B
Member must retain sufficient cash from distributions under Section 5.2(b)(iii)
and 5.2(d) to pay the Federal and state taxes attributable to the allocations
related to such distributions, computed consistently with Section 5.2(e)(i). In
the event that more than one Class B Member has a Tax Deficit and there is
insufficient Distributable Cash for the relevant fiscal year to cover all Class
B Members' Tax Deficits, distributions under this

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Section 5.2(e) shall be made among the Class B Members with Tax Deficits in
proportion to their respective Tax Deficits.

          (f) All distributions under this Section 5.2 shall be made only to the
Persons who, according to the Company's books and records, are the holders of
record of the Membership Interests in respect of which such distributions are
made on the actual date of distribution. If a distribution to any Member is
subject to withholding pursuant to the Code, or any other provision of federal,
state or local law, the Company shall withhold all amounts otherwise
distributable to such Member as are required by law and any amounts so withheld
shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Member under this Agreement.
Subject to Section 5.4, neither the Company nor the Manager shall incur any
liability for making distributions in accordance with this Section 5.2.

     Section 5.3   Form of Distribution.  Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, a Member, regardless of the nature of the Member's Capital
Contribution, has no right to demand and receive any distribution from the
Company other than pursuant to this Agreement.

     Section 5.4   Restriction on Distributions.

          (a) No distribution shall be made if, after giving effect to the
distribution, all liabilities of the Company, other than liabilities of the
Company to Members on account of their Membership Interests and liabilities for
which the recourse of creditors is limited to specific property of the Company,
exceed the fair market value of the assets of the Company, except that the fair
market value of the property that is subject to a liability for which the
recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of the Company
only to the extent that the fair market value of that property exceeds that
liability.

          (b) A Majority Interest may base a determination that a distribution
is not prohibited on any of the following bases: (i) financial statements
prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable
in the circumstances; (ii) a fair valuation; or (iii) any other method that is
reasonable in the circumstances.

          (c) Any Member or Assignee who receives a distribution in violation of
Section 5.4(a) who knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution
violated Section 5.4(a) shall be liable to the Company for the amount of the
distribution.

     Section 5.5   Distributions in Kind. Any property distributed in kind by
the Company shall, subject to Section 8.1(e), be valued at fair market value in
good faith by a Majority Interest and treated as though the property were
disposed of for such value for all purposes of this Agreement. The difference
between such value of the property distributed in kind and its book basis shall
be treated as Income or Loss on the sale of the property and shall be credited
or charged to the Members in proportion to their respective shares of Income and
Losses pursuant to Section 5.1 as though actually recognized by the Company for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.

     Section 5.6   Treatment of the Deposit. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of Section 5.1-5.5, interest earned on the Deposit shall be allocated
and distributed to the Class A

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Members described in the first sentence of Section 3.1(c)(iii), in proportion to
their respective Capital Contributions.

                                   SECTION VI

                      TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS

     Section 6.1   Restrictions on Transfer of Interests. In addition to other
restrictions found in this Agreement, without the consent of a Majority Interest
or as provided in Section 3.3(c), no Member shall transfer, assign, convey,
sell, encumber or in any way alienate all or any part of the Member's Membership
Interest, except:

          (a) if the Member is an individual or is treated as an individual for
federal income tax purposes as of the date of this Agreement (and for this
purpose a husband and wife shall be treated as one individual), to such Member's
immediate family or any custodian or trustee for the benefit of any or all of
such Member and the Member's immediate family or upon such Member's death by
testamentary disposition or intestacy, or

          (b) if the Member is not described in Section 6.1(a), to an Affiliate,
provided that in the case of an Affiliate, the Member remains jointly and
severally liable with such Affiliate for the performance of all of the
transferring Member's obligations under this Agreement.

     Section 6.2   Effective Date of Permitted Transfers. Any permitted transfer
of all or any portion of a Membership Interest shall be effective as of the date
following the date upon which the applicable requirements of Section 6.1 have
been met. The Manager shall provide the Members with written notice of such
transfer as promptly as possible after the requirements of Section 6.1 have been
met. Any transferee of a Membership Interest shall take subject to the
restrictions on transfer and all other provisions imposed by this Agreement.

     Section 6.3   Substitution of Members. An Assignee of a Membership Interest
shall have the right to become a substitute Member only if (i) the requirements
of Section 6.1 are met, (ii) the Assignee executes an instrument reasonably
satisfactory to a Majority Interest accepting and adopting the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, and (iii) the Assignee pays any reasonable
expenses in connection with the Assignee's admission as a new Member. The
admission of an Assignee as a substitute Member shall not result in the release
of the Member who assigned the Membership Interest from any liability that such
Member may have to the Company.

     Section 6.4   Rights of Legal Representatives. If a Member who is an
individual dies or is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
incompetent to manage the Member's person or property, the Member's executor,
administrator, guardian, conservator, or other legal representative may exercise
all of the Member's rights for the purpose of settling the Member's estate or
administering the Member's property, including any power the Member has under
this Agreement to give an Assignee the right to become a Member.

     Section 6.5   No Effect to Transfers in Violation of Agreement. Upon any
transfer of a Membership Interest in violation of this Article VI, the
transferee shall have no right to vote or

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participate in the management of the Company's business, property and affairs or
to exercise any rights of a Member. Such transferee shall only be entitled to
become an Assignee and thereafter shall only receive the share of one or more of
the Company's Income, Losses and distributions of the Company's assets to which
the transferor of such Membership Interest would otherwise be entitled.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentences, if, in the determination of
the Tax Matters Partner, a transfer in violation of this Article VI would cause
the tax termination of the Company under Code Section 708(b)(1)(B), the transfer
shall be null and void and the purported transferee shall not become either a
Member or an Assignee.

                                   SECTION VII

                    ACCOUNTING, RECORDS, REPORTING BY MEMBERS

     Section 7.1   Books and Records; Fiscal Year. The Company's books and
records shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of its
operations recorded, in accordance with the method of accounting followed by the
Company for federal tax purposes. The annual accounting period of the Company
shall be its fiscal and taxable year, which shall be the calendar year unless
otherwise determined by a Majority Interest. The Company's books and records
shall reflect all the Company transactions and shall be appropriate and adequate
for the Company's business.

     Section 7.2   Access to Accounting and Other Records.

          (a)  Each of a Major Class A Member, a Class B Majority and any
Assignee has the right, upon reasonable request for purposes reasonably related
to the interest of such Member or Assignee, to:

               (i)   inspect and copy during normal business hours any of the
Company's books and records;

               (ii)  obtain from the Manager, promptly after their becoming
available, a copy of the Company's federal, state, and local income tax or
information returns for each fiscal year; and

               (iii) discuss with the Company's management and its agents, the
affairs of the Company, subject to such reasonable confidentiality restrictions
as may be imposed by the Manager.

     Section 7.3   Financial Statements. The Manager shall procure the
preparation of the following Company financial statements and information which
shall be prepared and delivered to the Members and any Assignee at the Company's
expense and at the following times:

               (i)   unaudited annual financial statements, within one hundred
twenty (120) days following the Company's fiscal year end;

               (ii)  such information as is necessary for the preparation of the
Federal and state income tax returns of the Members and any Assignee, at least
one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each taxable year; and

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               (iii) such other financial information regarding the Company and
Zhone as and when directed by a Majority Interest.

     Section 7.4   Bank Accounts. The Manager initially shall maintain the
Company's funds in one bank account in the Company's name as directed by a
Majority Interest, and shall not permit the Company's funds to be commingled in
any fashion with the funds of any other Person.

     Section 7.5   Tax Matters for the Company Handled by the Tax Matters
Partner. A Class A Majority shall from time to time cause the Company to make
such tax elections as the Class A Majority reasonably deems appropriate;
provided, however, that no such election may adversely affect any Class B Member
without the consent of a Class B Majority, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Robert Dahl shall be the "Tax Matters Partner" (as
defined in Code Section 6231) but shall take no action in that capacity adverse
to any Class B Member without the consent of a Class B Majority, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Tax Matters Partner shall represent the
Company (at the Company's expense) in connection with all examinations of the
Company's affairs by tax authorities, including resulting judicial and
administrative proceedings, and shall expend the Company funds for professional
services and costs associated therewith. The Tax Matters Partner shall oversee
the Company tax affairs as directed by a Majority Interest and shall not have
the right to agree to extend any statute of limitations without the approval of
a Majority Interest. If for any reason the Tax Matters Partner can no longer
serve in that capacity, ceases to be a Member or is Delinquent, a Class A
Majority may designate another Member to be Tax Matters Partner.

                                  SECTION VIII

                           DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

     Section 8.1   Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved, its assets shall
be disposed of, and its affairs wound up on the first to occur of the following:

          (a)  The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution pursuant to Act
Section 18-803;

          (b)  The vote of a Majority Interest with the consent of the Zhone
Board (provided that any Preferred Stock distributed to a Founder as a Class A
Member shall remain subject to the proviso of Section 4.2(b)(i) as though still
held by the Company);

          (c)  The sale of all or, substantially all of the assets of Company;

          (d)  At the election of a Class A Majority (with the consent of the
Zhone Board) at any time after all of the obligations of the Company and each
Class A Member under the Stock Purchase Agreement have been met (provided that
any Preferred Stock distributed to a Founder as a Class A Member shall remain
subject to the proviso of Section 4.2(b)(i) as though still held by the
Company); or

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          (e)  In the event of:

               (i)   a Zhone Liquidation, or

               (ii)  at such time that the closing price of Zhone's publicly
traded shares, adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations and
other similar transactions affecting such shares if any (the "Exit Price") for
any 60 calendar days during any 90 calendar day period occurring in whole after
the expiration of any lock-up agreements entered into by the Company in
connection with a Qualified Public Offering (as defined in the Stock Purchase
Agreement) equals or exceeds the greater of:

                     (A) the sum of the Capital Contributions of the Class A
Members plus the Basic Threshold Return thereon, (expressed on a per share
common-equivalent basis), or

                     (B) 400% of the aggregate Capital Contributions of the
Class A Members (expressed on a per share common equivalent basis), or

               (iii) on the 12th anniversary of the Effective Date.

     For purposes of the distributions to be made in any such dissolution
occurring due to Section 8.1(e), the value of the shares or assets to be
distributed will notwithstanding Section 5.5, be determined on the basis of the
Exit Price, in the case of a distribution arising from an event described under
Section 8.1(e)(ii) above or the proceeds received by the Company in the case of
a Zhone Liquidation.

     In the case of a dissolution occurring other than under Section 8(e)(i),
any Securities of Zhone distributed to a Class B Member in the dissolution shall
remain subject to vesting under the Class B Member's Zhone Securities Repurchase
Agreement with the Company in the same manner as if such Securities were the
Class B Member Interest described in that Agreement and Zhone shall succeed to
all rights of the Company under such Agreement, including but not limited to the
Company's right to exercise a Repurchase Option under each such Agreement. with
respect to such Securities as though they were a "Class B Member Interest" as
defined in such Agreement.

     Section 8.2   Winding Up. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in
Section 8.1, the Company shall continue solely for the purpose of winding up its
affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims
of its creditors. The Manager as directed by a Majority Interest or if there is
no Manager, a Majority Interest shall be responsible for overseeing the winding
up and liquidation of Company, shall take full account of the liabilities of
Company and assets, shall either cause the Company's assets to be sold or
distributed, and if sold as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair
market value thereof, shall cause the proceeds therefrom, to the extent
sufficient therefor, to be applied and distributed as provided in Section 8.3.
The Person or Persons winding up the Company's affairs shall give written notice
of the commencement of winding up by mail to all known creditors and claimants
whose addresses appear on the Company's records. The Person winding up the
Company's affairs shall be entitled to reimbursement of all costs incurred in
such winding up.

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     Section 8.3   Order of Payment Upon Dissolution.

          (a) After determining that all known debts and liabilities of the
Company, including, without limitation, debts and liabilities to Members who are
creditors of the Company, have been paid or adequately provided for, the
remaining assets shall be distributed to the Members as provided in Section
5.2(a) but not to any member in excess of the positive balance in the Member's
Capital Account after taking into account all allocations and distributions for
the Company's fiscal year during which such liquidation occurs through the date
of such liquidation (other than adjustments due to distributions pursuant to
this Section 8.3(a)).

          (b) Such liquidating distributions shall be made by the end of the
Company's taxable year in which the Company is liquidated, or, if later, within
ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation.

     Section 8.4   Limitations on Payments Made in Dissolution. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each Member shall only be
entitled to look solely at the Company's assets for the return of the Member's
positive Capital Account balance and shall have no recourse for the Member's
Capital Contribution and/or share of Income (upon dissolution or otherwise)
against the Manager or any other Member.

     Section 8.5   Certificate of Cancellation. Upon dissolution of the Company
and the completion of the winding up of its business, a certificate of
cancellation shall be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, pursuant to
the Act. At such time, the Company shall also file an application for withdrawal
of the Company's certificate of authority in any jurisdiction where it is then
qualified to do business.

                                   SECTION IX

                          INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

     Section 9.1   Indemnification by Company.

          (a) The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Manager,
each Member (other than a Delinquent Class A Member), and all their respective
agents and employees from and against any loss, expense, damage or injury
suffered or sustained by them by reason of any acts or omissions arising out of
their activities on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of
the Company, including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement,
reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection
with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim, if the
acts or omissions were not performed or omitted fraudulently or as a result of
gross negligence or willful misconduct by the indemnified party. Reasonable
expenses incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with any such
proceeding relating to the foregoing matters, may be paid or reimbursed by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt by
the Company of (i) written affirmation by the persons requesting indemnification
of its good faith belief that it has met the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the Company, and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf
of such indemnified party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such indemnified party has
not met such

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standard of conduct, which undertaking shall be an unlimited general obligation
of the indemnified party but need not be secured.

     Section 9.2   Indemnification by Members. Each Member shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from all losses,
costs, expenses, damages, claims and liabilities (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) to which the Company or the other Members shall be subject, or
for which they shall be liable, arising from any fraud, gross negligence,
willful or wanton misconduct, the breach or material inaccuracy of any
representation and warranty of such Member specified in this Agreement, the
breach of any obligations under this Agreement or breach of any fiduciary duties
it may have to the Company or to the other Members.

     Section 9.3   Insurance. The Company shall have the power to purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any Person who is or was an agent of the Company
against any liability asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person
in any such capacity, or arising out of such Person's status as an agent,
whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against
such liability under the provisions of Section 9.1 or under applicable law.

                                    SECTION X

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 10.1  Complete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete
and exclusive statement of agreement among the Members with respect to the
subject matter herein and therein and replaces and supersedes all prior written
and oral agreements or statements by and between the Members, their Affiliates
or any of them with respect to the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock. No
representation, statement, condition or warranty not contained in this Agreement
will be binding on the Members or Manager or have any force or effect
whatsoever.

     Section 10.2  Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement
relating to transferability, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Members, and their respective successors and assigns.

     Section 10.3  Parties in Interest. Except as expressly provided in the Act,
nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights or remedies under or by reason
of this Agreement on any Persons other than the Members, the Manager, the
Affiliated Class A Members, Zhone and their respective successors and assigns
nor shall anything in this Agreement relieve or discharge the obligation or
liability of any third person to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any
provision give any third person any right of subrogation or action over or
against any party to this Agreement.

     Section 10.4  Interpretation. All pronouns and all variations thereof shall
be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as
the context in which they are used may require. Any reference to the Code, the
Regulations, the Act, or other statutes or laws will include all amendments,
modifications, or replacements of the specific sections and provisions
concerned. All headings herein are inserted only for convenience and ease of

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reference and are not to be considered in the construction or interpretation of
any provision of this Agreement. If any claim is made by any Member relating to
any conflict, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden
of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this
Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular Member or the
Member's counsel. Numbered or lettered articles, sections and subsections herein
contained refer to articles, sections and subsections of this Agreement unless
otherwise expressly stated.

     Section 10.5  Governing Law. Except as provided in Section 10.13, all
questions with respect to the interpretation of this Agreement and the rights
and liabilities of the Members shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, without considering Delaware choice of law principles.

     Section 10.6  Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application of such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be held
invalid, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to
Persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not
be affected thereby.

     Section 10.7  Additional Documents and Acts. Each Member agrees to execute
and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such
additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and
perform all of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 10.8  Notices. Any notice to be given or to be served upon the
Company or any party hereto in connection with this Agreement must be in writing
(which may include facsimile provided a confirmation copy is concurrently sent
by a nationally recognized express courier for overnight delivery) and will be
deemed to have been given and received when delivered to the address specified
by the party to receive the notice. Such notices will be given to a Member or
Manager at the address specified in Section 2.4 hereto. Any notice to Zhone
under this Agreement shall be given to Zhone at 7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1040,
Oakland, CA 94621. Any party may, at any time by giving five (5) days' prior
written notice to the other parties, designate any other address in substitution
of the foregoing address to which such notice will be given.

     Section 10.9  Amendments. All amendments to this Agreement will be in
writing and signed by a Majority Interest and approved by the Zhone Board. In
the absence of any opinion of counsel as to the effect thereof, no amendment to
this Agreement shall be made which violates the Act or is likely to cause the
Company to be taxed as a corporation.

     Section 10.10 Reliance on Authority of Person Signing Agreement. If a
Member is not a natural person, neither the Company nor any Member will (a) be
required to determine the authority of the individual signing this Agreement to
make any commitment or undertaking on behalf of such entity or to determine any
fact or circumstance bearing upon the existence of the authority of such
individual or (b) be responsible for the application or distribution of proceeds
paid or credited to individuals signing this Agreement on behalf of such entity.

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     Section 10.11 No Interest in Company Property; Waiver of Action for
Partition. Except as set forth in Section 5.6 above, no Member or Assignee has
any interest in specific property of the Company. Without limiting the
foregoing, each Member and Assignee irrevocably waives during the term of the
Company any right that it may have to maintain any action for partition with
respect to the property of the Company.

     Section 10.12 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     Section 10.13 Binding Arbitration. The parties agree that any disputes
arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be settled by binding
arbitration, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be in Palo Alto, California and in
accordance with the rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation
Services/Endispute in San Francisco, California. A single arbitrator shall be
selected according to the corresponding arbitration rules within thirty (30)
days of submission of the dispute to the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall
conduct the arbitration in accordance with the California Evidence Code. Except
as expressly provided above, no discovery of any kind shall be taken by either
party without the written consent of the other party, provided, however, that
any party may seek the arbitrator's permission to take any deposition which is
necessary to preserve the testimony of a witness who either is, or may become,
outside the subpoena power of the arbitrator or otherwise unavailable to testify
at the arbitration. The arbitrator shall have the power to enter any award that
could be entered by a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California
sitting without a jury, and only such power, except that the arbitrator shall
not have the power to award punitive damages, treble damages, or any other
damages which are not compensatory, even if permitted under the laws of the
State of California or any other applicable law. The arbitration award may be
enforced in any court having jurisdiction over the parties and the subject
matter of the arbitration.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties irrevocably submit to the non-
exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa
Clara County, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, Branch nearest to Palo Alto, California, in any action to enforce an
arbitration award. Each Member and the Manager further agrees that personal
jurisdiction over it may be effected by service of process by registered or
certified mail addressed as provided in Sections 2.4 or 2.5 of this Agreement,
and that when so made shall be as if served upon it personally within the State
of California.

     Section 10.14 Attorney Fees. In the event that any dispute among any or all
of the Company, the Members, and the Manager should result in arbitration, the
arbitrator may award to one or more of the Prevailing Persons such reasonable
attorney fees, costs and expenses, as determined by the arbitrator. Any judgment
or order enforcing such arbitration may, in the discretion of the court entering
such judgment or order contain, a specific provision providing for the recovery
of attorney fees and costs incurred in enforcing such judgment or order and an
award of prejudgment interest from the date of the breach at the maximum rate of
interest allowed by law. For the purposes of this Section:

          (a) attorney fees shall include, without limitation, attorney fees
incurred in the following:

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               (i)   arbitration;

               (ii)  post-arbitration order or judgment motions;

               (iii) contempt proceedings;

               (iv)  garnishment, levy, and debtor and third party examinations;

               (v)   discovery; and

               (vi)  bankruptcy litigation, and

          (b)  For purposes of this Section 10.14, "Prevailing Person" shall
mean any Person who is determined by the arbitrator in the proceeding to have
prevailed or who prevails by dismissal, default or otherwise.

     Section 10.15 Time is of the Essence. All dates and times in this Agreement
are of the essence.

     Section 10.16 Remedies Cumulative. The remedies under this Agreement are
cumulative and shall not exclude any other remedies to which any Person may be
lawfully entitled.

     Section 10.17 Publicity. Except as required by law, no Member or Manager
will make any announcement regarding the formation of the Company or the
commencement of the Company's business or the identity of the Members or any
other information related to the Member's ownership of a Membership Interest in
the Company, without the prior written consent of the other Member or Manager,
as applicable, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied.

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     All of the Members of Zhone Investors FF L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, have executed this Agreement, effective as of October ____,
1999.


Class A Members Signature Page       Class B Members
        - See Exhibit I
                                     The Mortza Ejebat Trust Dated May 18, 1998

                                     By: /s/ Mory Ejabat
                                         ------------------------------------
                                           Mory Ejabat, Trustee

                                     The Symons Living Trust Dated March 16,
                                     1995

                                     By: /s/ Jeanette Symons
                                         ------------------------------------
                                           Jeanette Symons, Trustee

                                     The Dahl Family Trust Dated October 1 1989,
                                     as amended

                                     By: /s/ Robert K. Dahl
                                         ------------------------------------
                                           Robert Dahl

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                   __________________________________________
                                   Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                   FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ___________________, 1999    __________________________________________
                                   Signature

Date: ___________________, 1999    __________________________________________
                                   Signature

                                   FOR ENTITIES:
                                   Dahl Family Trust Dtd. Oct. 31, 1989, amended
                                   5/3/98

                                   Robert K. Dahl, Trustee
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                   Representative

Date: ___________________, 1999    /s/ Robert K. Dahl
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Signature of Authorized Representative

                                   Trustee
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Title or Capacity

Address: 119 Melody Lane
-------------------------------
Orinda, CA  94563                  Committed Capital Contribution:
-------------------------------
_______________________________    $1,000,000
                                    -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                    Betsy Atkins
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                    FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: __________________, 1999      /s/ Betsy Atkins
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Signature

Date: __________________, 1999      ___________________________________________
                                    Signature

                                    FOR ENTITIES:

                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                    Representative

Date: __________________, 1999
                                    Signature of Authorized Representative

                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Title or Capacity

Address: _____________________
______________________________      Committed Capital Contribution:
______________________________      $__________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Charles Ross Partners
                                        Investment Fund Number 12
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: __________________________, 1999  _______________________________________
                                        Signature

Date: __________________________, 1999          _______________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        Reed E. Hundt
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: October 26                , 1999  /s/ Reed E. Hundt
      --------------------------        ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        General Partner
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: c/o Charles Ross Partners LLC
         -----------------------------
1909 K Street, NW, Suite 820            Committed Capital Contribution:
--------------------------------------
Washington, DC  20006                   $275,000.00
--------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Flamey Damian
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/25                  , 1999     /s/ Flamey Damian
      -----------------------           ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _______________________, 1999     _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _______________________, 1999     _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: __________________________
6363 Delaplane Rd                       Committed Capital Contribution:
-----------------------------------
Malibu CA  90265                        $50,000
-----------------------------------     ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Allen Davis
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: October 28              , 1999    /s/ Allen Davis
      ------------------------          ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature


Date: ________________________, 1999    _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: ________________________, 1999    _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative


                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________________
____________________________________    Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________________    $______________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.
                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature


                                        FOR ENTITIES:  GCWF Investment
                                                                    Partners

                                        By Gray Ware Corporation, Managing
                                        Partner
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   /s/ Greg M. Gallo
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        President and CFO
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: 400 Hamilton Ave
        -----------------------------
Palo Alto, Ca 94301                     Committed Capital Contribution:
-------------------------------------
(650) 833-2248                          $200,000
-------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
Attn:  Peggy Hone

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                         Glynn Ventures IV, LP.
                                        John W. Glynn, Jr.
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   /s/ John W. Glynn, Jr.
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        General Partner
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: ____________________________
_____________________________________   Committed Capital Contribution:
_____________________________________   $______________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Michael Henaren
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date:_________________________ , 1999   /s/ Michael E. Henaren
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address:_____________________________
_____________________________________   Committed Capital Contribution:
_____________________________________   $______________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                         OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        David P. Helfrich
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10-22-99                 , 1999   /s/  David P. Helfrich
      -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: 505 Hamilton Ave
         ----------------------------
Ste. 305                                Committed Capital Contribution:
-------------------------------------
Palo Alto, Ca  94301                    $100,000.00
-------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Arthur R. Hoffman
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/25                    , 1999   /s/ Arthur R. Hoffman
      -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: ----------------------------
90 Diablo View Dr.                      Committed Capital Contribution:
-------------------------------------
Orlinda, CA  94563                      $100,000.00
-------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Howell Revocable Trust
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        Lawrence M. Howell
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: 10/22                    , 1999   /s/  Lawrence M. Howell
      -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        Trustee
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: 177 Steuart St.
         ---------------------------
Suite 700                               Committed Capital Contribution:
------------------------------------
San Francisco, CA  94105                $1,000,000.00
------------------------------------    ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Larry Jackson
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/22                    , 1999   /s/  Larry Jackson
      -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: 2002 Pacific Ave., #4
         ----------------------------
San Francisco, CA                       Committed Capital Contribution:
-------------------------------------
            94107                       $300,000
-------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Arnold Lim
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: October 22               , 1999   /s/  Arnold Lim
      -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   _______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        _______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: 663 Prospect Ave
         ---------------------------
Oakland, CA  94610                      Committed Capital Contribution:
------------------------------------
____________________________________    $200,000
                                        ---------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                        Bruce W. Lindsay
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Limited
                                        Partner(s)

                                        FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: October 22               , 1999   /s/  Bruce W. Lindsay
      -------------------------         --------------------------------------
                                        Signature

Date: _________________________, 1999   ______________________________________
                                        Signature

                                        FOR ENTITIES:

                                        ______________________________________
                                        Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                        Representative

Date: _________________________, 1999   ______________________________________
                                        Signature of Authorized Representative

                                        ______________________________________
                                        Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________________
____________________________________    Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________________    $_____________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     THE OTTO FAMILY TRUST
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/26,            1999         /s/ James E. Otto, Trustee
      ----------------               -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative


Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $ _________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Richard Petit Trustee Petit Family Trust
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/22,            1999         /s/ Richard Petit
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: 1270 Forest Ave
         -------------------
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
Palo Alto CA 94301                   $50,000
----------------------------         -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     SANFORD R. ROBERTSON
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: _____________________, 1999    /s/ Sanford R. Robertson
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: _____________________, 1999    ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: _____________________, 1999    ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: _________________________
555 California Street, Suite 3130    Committed Capital Contribution:
----------------------------------
San Francisco, Ca 94109              $ ONE MILLION DOLLARS
----------------------------------   -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

(Rob & Terry Ryan                    Robert Ryan, Theresa W. Ryan
                                     -------------------------------------------
      JT tenants)                    Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: Oct. 26,          1999         /s/ Robert Ryan
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: Oct. 26,          1999         /s/ Theresa W. Ryan
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $500,000
                                     -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES: LOG CABIN LLC
Fed Ein: 54-1925943

                                     William L. Schrader
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: Oct. 22,          1999         /s/ William L. Schrader
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     Manager, Log Cabin LLC
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Title or Capacity

         William L. Schrader
Address: Log Cabin LLC
         -------------------
20082 Dairy Lane                     Committed Capital Contribution:
----------------------------
Sterling VA 20165                    $100,000
----------------------------         -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.


                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     MLS 1 LP
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         /s/ MLS 1 LP
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     General Partner
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $1,000,000
                                     -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     H.K. SEPEHRI-NIK
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: Oct. 22,          1999         /s/ H.K. Sepehri-Nik
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

     H.K. Sepehri-Nik

Address: FCI Ag Chem
P.O. Box 100                         Committed Capital Contribution:
----------------------------
Magna, UT  84044                     $100,000
----------------------------         -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     John Sidgmore
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/25/99,         1999         /s/ John Sidgmore
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $__________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Curtis N. Sanford
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ________________, 1999         /s/ Curtis N. Sanford
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address:____________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $__________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Dan Stanzione
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: October 25,       1999         /s/ Dan Stanzione
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: _______________, 1999          ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: _______________, 1999          ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $ _________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     G. Townsend Underhill
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10-25,            1999         /s/ G. Townsend Underhill
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity


Address: 1901 Stonegate Rd.
         ------------------
Louisville, KY. 40223                Committed Capital Contribution:
---------------------------
___________________________          $50,000
                                     -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Harold S. Wills
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: 10/25,            1999         /s/ Harold S. Wills
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative


Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $ _________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Frances M. Jewels
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ________________, 1999         /s/ Frances M. Jewels
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $ _________________________________________

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     James A. Zeitlin
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: Oct. 22,          1999         /s/ James A. Zeitlin
      -----------------              -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: 16 Bonito Ave.
         -------------------
Piedmont, CA 94611                   Committed Capital Contribution:
----------------------------
____________________________         $500,000
                                     -------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 CLASS A MEMBER
                                   COUNTERPART
                     SIGNATURE PAGE FOR OPERATING AGREEMENT
                          OF ZHONE INVESTORS FF L.L.C.

     The undersigned understand(s) that the signature(s) subscribed below
together with the signatures on the counterpart pages will be attached to the
Zhone Investors FF L.L.C. Operating Agreement, by which the undersigned agree(s)
to be legally bound.

                                     Richard McGinn
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Limited Partner(s)

                                     FOR INDIVIDUALS:

Date: ________________, 1999         /s/ Richard McGinn
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature


Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature

                                     FOR ENTITIES:

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Type or Print Name(s) of Authorized
                                     Representative

Date: ________________, 1999         ___________________________________________
                                     Signature of Authorized Representative

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Title or Capacity

Address: ___________________
____________________________         Committed Capital Contribution:
____________________________         $ _________________________________________