FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COSINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RIGHTS AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

COSINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Section 27 thereof, the Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 1, 2005, by and between CoSine Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Mellon Investor Services LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), is hereby amended as of August 31, 2007 (this “Amendment”), as provided below. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

1. Certain Definitions. Section 1(l) of the Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(l) “Final Expiration Date” means the fourth anniversary of the Record Date.

2. Agreement Otherwise Not Amended. The Agreement shall not otherwise be supplemented or amended by virtue of this Amendment, but shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment, together with the provisions of the Agreement not amended hereby, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof.

The undersigned officer of the Company, being an appropriate officer of the Company and authorized to do so by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company dated as of May 10, 2007, hereby certifies to the Rights Agent that this Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Agreement and hereby directs the Rights Agent to execute this Amendment.

	CoSine Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation
	By:	/s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer and President

Acknowledged and Agreed: 

Mellon Investor Services LLC,
as Rights Agent 

By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxx

Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx

Title: Vice President