Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, Roger L. Koenig, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Carrier Access Corporation on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Carrier Access Corporation.

By:	/s/Roger L. Koenig
Name:	Roger L. Koenig
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	November 9, 2004

     I, Timothy R. Anderson, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Carrier Access Corporation on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Carrier Access Corporation.

By:	/s/Timothy R. Anderson
Name:	Timothy R. Anderson
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	November 9, 2004