Exhibit 31

**Rule 13a-14(a) [Section 302] Certification**

I, Hubert A. J. Whyte, President and Chief Executive Officer of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., certify that:

                **1.** I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.;

                **2.** Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

                **3.** Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present inall material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

                **4.** The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controlsand procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

                                (a) designed such disclosure controlsand procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

                                (b) [Paragraph reserved pursuant to SECRelease 33-8238.]

                                (c) evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

                                (d) disclosed in this report any changein the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

                **5.** The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

                                (a) all significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

                                (b) any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 4, 2004

                                                                                               /s/ Hubert A. J. Whyte                                                                                                                      Hubert A. J. Whyte                                                                                               President and Chief Executive Officer

**Rule 13a-14(a) [Section 302] Certification**

I, John F. McGrath, Jr., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., certify that:

                **1.** I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.;

                **2.** Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

                **3.** Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present inall material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

                **4.** The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controlsand procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

                                (a) designed such disclosure controlsand procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

                                (b) [Paragraph reserved pursuant to SECRelease 33-8238.]

                                (c) evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

                                (d) disclosed in this report any changein the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

                **5.** The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

                                (a) all significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

                                (b) any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 4, 2004

                                                                                               /s/ John F. McGrath, Jr.                                                                                                                                     John F. McGrath, Jr.                                                                                               Vice President and Chief Financial Officer