SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Tipping David W. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SONUS NETWORKS, INC. 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE (Street) WESTFORD MA 01886 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/14/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SONUS NETWORKS INC [ SONUS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP, Prod Mkting & Prod Mgmt	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	21,919	D
Common Stock	570	I	By Trust(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	12/21/2005	09/09/2015	Common Stock	12,500	4.91	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	01/09/2010	01/09/2016	Common Stock	10,000	4.91	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	06/15/2020	Common Stock	100,000	2.69	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 570 shares are held by a trust. The reporting person and his spouse are trustees of the trust. The reporting person disclaims any beneficial interest in these 570 shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein.

2. 25% of the shares underlying this option will vest on June 15, 2011. The remaining 75% of the shares underlying this option will then vest in equal monthly increments for the following 36 months through June 15, 2014.

Remarks:

	David W. Tipping	04/15/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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