10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-27273

SYCAMORE NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	04-3410558
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201

Andover, Massachusetts 01810

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(978) 662-5245

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller Reporting Company	x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of December 4, 2015 was 28,882,093.

Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Index		Page No.
Part I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)		3
	Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015		3
	Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the three Months ended October  31, 2015 and October 25, 2014		4
	Notes to Financial Statements		5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		11
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		14
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		15
Part II.	OTHER INFORMATION		16
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		16
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		16
Item 6.	Exhibits		17
Signatures			19

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	October 31, 2015		July 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,807		10,943
Land		2,500		2,500
Other assets		47		47
Total assets		13,354		13,490
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable		238		—
Accrued expenses		47		47
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period		1,402		1,776
Other liabilities		1,587		1,587
Total liabilities		3,274		3,410
Net assets in liquidation	$	10,080	$	10,080
Shares outstanding		28,882		28,882
Net assets in liquidation per share	$	0.35	$	0.35

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation

For the three months ended October 31, 2015 and October 25, 2014

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three months ended October 31, 2015
Net assets in liquidation as of July 31, 2015	$	10,080
Change in estimated realizable value of assets and liabilities:
None		—
Net assets in liquidation as of October 31, 2015	$	10,080

	Three months ended October 25, 2014
Net assets in liquidation as of July 31, 2014	$	9,496
Change in estimated net realizable value of assets and liabilities:
Decrease in estimated costs during the Dissolution period		20
Increase in estimated net realizable value for other assets		68
Net assets in liquidation as of October 25, 2014	$	9,584

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Notes To Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Description of Business

Prior to February 1, 2013, Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) developed and marketed Intelligent Bandwidth Management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provided services associated with such products (the “Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business”), and, prior to November 1, 2012, the Company also developed and marketed a mobile broadband optimization solution (the “IQstream Business”).

On October 23, 2012, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Asset Sale Agreement”) with Sunrise Acquisition Corp. (now known as Coriant America Inc.), a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners (“Buyer”), pursuant to which Buyer agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets (the “Asset Sale”) primarily related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable, intellectual property rights (other than patents and patent applications), contracts, certain real estate leases, the Company’s subsidiaries in Shanghai, the Netherlands and Japan, and certain shared facilities and assets for $18.75 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, and the assumption by Buyer of certain liabilities. The Company’s stockholders authorized the Asset Sale at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 29, 2013 (the “Special Meeting”), and the Asset Sale was completed on January 31, 2013 (the transfer of the Company’s equity interests in its Shanghai subsidiary, which was subject to the receipt of government approval, occurred on March 25, 2013). Upon the closing of the Asset Sale, Buyer acquired substantially all of the Company’s operating assets relating to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including the Company’s accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid and other assets, and assumed most of the Company’s remaining current liabilities, including substantially all of the Company’s deferred revenue and accrued warranty obligations. In conjunction with the approval of the Asset Sale Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) also approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Company (the “Dissolution”) pursuant to a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”) following the completion of the Asset Sale. The Plan of Dissolution was also approved by the stockholders at the Special Meeting and, following a review of the Company’s strategic alternatives for all of the Company’s assets and available options for providing value to the Company’s stockholders, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) on March 7, 2013. For additional information regarding the Dissolution, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.

In connection with the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, on March 7, 2013, the Company closed its stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Common Stock, and stock certificates evidencing shares of the Common Stock, are no longer assignable or transferable on the Company’s books, other than transfers by will, intestate succession or operation of law. The Company also submitted a request to The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) to suspend trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market effective as of the close of trading on March 7, 2013 and, on March 15, 2013, the Company filed a Form 25 with the SEC to delist its Common Stock, which became effective prior to the opening of trading on March 25, 2013. Since the suspension of trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, shares of our Common Stock held in street name with brokers have been trading in the over-the-counter market on the Pink Sheets, an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities.

As a result of the completion of the Asset Sale and the Company’s previously announced halting of further development and marketing in connection with the IQstream Business, the Company no longer has any operating assets or revenue. Since the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, the Company has been operating in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution, which contemplates an orderly wind-down of the Company’s business, including the sale or monetization of the Company’s remaining non-cash assets and the satisfaction or settlement of its liabilities and obligations, including contingent liabilities and claims. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had one remaining employee.

During fiscal year 2014, the Company completed the sale of its patent portfolios. On February 28, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of 40 patents and two patent applications related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business (the “IBM Patents”) for $2.0 million to Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC. On May 22, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of three United States patents, six United States patent applications and certain foreign patents and patent applications related to the IQstream Business (the “IQstream Patents”) for $0.3 million to Citrix Systems, Inc. Following the sale of the IQstream Patents, the

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Company has continued to pursue the sale of certain technology and equipment relating to the IQstream Business; however, the Company does not expect to receive any additional material consideration for its remaining IQstream assets.

In accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Company and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons, LLC (“Tyngsborough Commons”) dated October 10, 2014, and amended on each of February 24, 2015, March 27, 2015, March 30, 2015, July 30, 2015, September 15, 2015, September 30, 2015 and October 9, 2015 (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”), on December 4, 2015 the Company completed the sale of approximately 102 acres of undeveloped land located in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts (the “Tyngsborough Land”) to Tyngsborough Commons for a total purchase price of $2.5 million. Certain representations and warranties under the Purchase Agreement will survive the closing until February 29, 2016. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be liable to Tyngsborough Commons for more than $75,000 in the aggregate for any breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations.

On March 26, 2015, Franklin Equities, LLC and FE Potash 100, LLC (together, the “Plaintiffs”), abutters of the Tyngsborough Land, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership (the “Tyngsborough Litigation”). In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, a Settlement Agreement with respect to the Tyngsborough Litigation and certain other litigation to which the Company was not a party (the “Settlement Agreement”) was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, dated as of November 23, 1998, by and between predecessors-in-title of the Plaintiffs and the Company as owners of certain real property (including, in the case of the Company and its predecessor-in-title, several lots constituting the Tyngsborough Land) (the “Reciprocal Easement Agreement”) and a new easement agreement between the Company and the Plaintiffs, pursuant to which each party granted the other certain rights of use and access with respect to the Tyngsborough Land (the “New Easement Agreement”), were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. For additional information concerning this matter, see Note 6 to the financial statements.

The Company is continuing to pursue the sale of its remaining non-cash assets, which, following the sale of the Tyngsborough Land, primarily consists of the Company’s investment in Tejas Networks India Private Limited, a private company in India that provides optical transport solutions to telecommunications carriers (“Tejas”). In July 2000, the Company made an investment of $2.2 million in Tejas and currently owns approximately 5% of the outstanding equity interests in Tejas. The Company is currently evaluating its available options with respect to its investment in Tejas. The Company currently believes that it may be possible to realize some value with respect to its investment in Tejas; however, the possible receipt of any such potential value is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties which are outside of the Company’s control, including certain obligations between the stockholders of Tejas, and the Company has determined that it cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of its Tejas investment at this time. Accordingly, the Company has assigned no value to Tejas for the purposes of the Company’s Statement of Net Assets, and there can be no assurance as to when, if ever, the Company will be able to realize any value with respect to its investment in Tejas, which may delay the completion of the Dissolution and related distributions to its stockholders.

On July 29, 2014, the Company paid a liquidating cash distribution to stockholders of $0.24 per share of Common Stock, or $6.93 million in the aggregate. The Board declared this distribution after the Delaware Court of Chancery, on July 2, 2014, granted the Company’s petition for a determination that, among other things, the amount set forth in the petition to be retained by the Company for anticipated wind-down costs and expenses and for contingent and unknown liabilities and other possible charges and expenses is sufficient to be retained pursuant to Section 280(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In accordance with the petition, any portion of the retained amount that is not required to cover wind-down costs, charges, expenses or liabilities may be distributed from time to time to the Company’s stockholders in the discretion of the Board in accordance with its fiduciary duties.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Dissolution period and the Company’s corporate existence will continue until at least March 7, 2016, three years from the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, or such longer period as the Court of Chancery directs to, among other things, enable the Company to dispose and convey its properties, discharge its liabilities and distribute to its stockholders any remaining assets. Until the completion of the Dissolution, the Company will continue to pursue the liquidation to cash of its remaining non-cash assets for possible distribution to its stockholders. There can be no assurance as to the amount of consideration the Company

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may be able to obtain for these assets or as to any time frame within which a potential sale or other disposition of these assets might occur. Subject to uncertainties inherent in the winding-down of the Company’s business, the Company may make one or more additional liquidating distributions following the liquidation to cash of its remaining non-cash assets and after payment of, or provision for, outstanding claims in accordance with Delaware law. However, the Dissolution process and the payment of any distribution to stockholders involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing of the completion of the Dissolution, the timing of any further distributions to stockholders or the aggregate amount of any such distributions, and no assurance can be given that the distributions will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets presented in the Company’s Statement of Net Assets. The Company will continue to analyze its estimates of liquidation expenses on an ongoing basis, and determine whether further distributions of assets to its stockholders are appropriate at such times.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial data has been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial data reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of net assets. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

On March 24, 2013, following the Company’s filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting. See Note 3 to the financial statements, “Liquidation Basis of Accounting,” for further information regarding the Company’s adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting.

3. Liquidation Basis of Accounting

Net assets in liquidation were $10.08 million as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015.

As of October 31, 2015, assets consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $10.81 million, the Tyngsborough Land valued at $2.5 million and other assets of $0.05 million. Based on our current best estimate of the realizable value of the Company’s remaining assets relating to the IQstream Business, we have assigned a value of $0 to these assets for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets. In addition, due to the uncertainty surrounding our ability to liquidate our Tejas investment, we have determined that we cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of our Tejas investment at this time and, accordingly, have assigned no value to the Tejas investment for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets.

As of October 31, 2015, liabilities consisted of accounts payable of $0.24 million, accrued expenses of $0.05 million, our reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period of $1.4 million and other liabilities of $1.59 million. For additional information concerning other liabilities, see Note 5. “Income Taxes.”

The Company accrued estimated costs expected to be incurred in carrying out the Plan of Dissolution. Under Delaware law, the Dissolution period will last for a minimum of three years from the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution (or March 7, 2016), and the Company’s reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period assumes such period will end on March 7, 2016. The Company was required to make certain estimates and exercise judgment in determining the accrued costs of liquidation as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015.

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The table below summarizes the reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		July 31, 2015
Compensation	$	299	$	376
Professional fees		516		568
Other expenses associated with wind down activities		587		646
Insurance		—		186
	$	1,402	$	1,776

For the three months ended October 31, 2015, the Company did not make any adjustments to its estimate of the realizable value of assets or its estimated settlement of liabilities and there was no change in net assets for the three months ended October 31, 2015.

4. Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturity dates of three months or less at the date of acquisition. Cash equivalents are carried at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair market value. As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, aggregate cash and cash equivalents consisted of (in thousands):

October 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807
Total	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807

July 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943
Total	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943

5. Income Taxes

The Company is currently open to audit under statutes of limitation by the Internal Revenue Service, various foreign jurisdictions, and state jurisdictions for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 through July 31, 2015. However, limited adjustments can be made to federal and state tax returns in earlier years in order to reduce net operating loss carryforwards.

As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, the Company had a liability of $1.59 million for taxes, interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits related to various foreign income tax matters. As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, the Company had $0.6 million accrued for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company accounts for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for federal, international and state income taxes. This liability is subject to change, perhaps materially.

As a result of having substantial net operating losses over recent years and no current operations, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized. Therefore, we maintain a valuation allowance on the full amount of our net deferred tax assets. If the Company generates future taxable income against which these tax attributes may be applied, the net operating loss carryforwards may be utilized and some or all of the valuation allowance reversed. If the valuation allowance is reversed, portions would be recorded as an increase to paid-in capital and the remainder would be recorded as a reduction in income tax expense.

The occurrence of ownership changes, as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), is not controlled by the Company, and could significantly limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income. The Company completed an updated Section 382 study for the period April 2006 through July 31, 2011 and the results of this study showed that no ownership change within the meaning of the Code had occurred from April 2006 through July 31, 2011. The Company has not, however, conducted a Section 382 study for any periods after July 31, 2011 and, accordingly, the Company cannot provide any assurance that an ownership change within the meaning of the Code has not occurred since that date.

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6. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

On March 26, 2015, the Plaintiffs filed the Complaint in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership. On October 5, 2015, the Company, Tyngsborough Commons, the Plaintiffs and certain other parties named therein entered into the Settlement Agreement providing for, among other things: (i) the filing of a motion to stay the Tyngsborough Litigation upon the parties’ entry into the Settlement Agreement; and (ii) in connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land to Tyngsborough Commons (or its permitted assigns), (A) the filing of a stipulation of dismissal, with prejudice, of the Tyngsborough Litigation, upon the payment by the Company and Tyngsborough Commons to the Plaintiffs of an aggregate amount of $125,000 (the Company and Tyngsborough Commons separately agreed that the Company is only required to pay $50,000 of such settlement amount), (B) the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and (C) the entry into the New Easement Agreement. In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, the Settlement Agreement was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and the New Easement Agreement were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Guarantees

The Company’s guarantees requiring disclosure consist of its indemnification obligations for officers and directors and for other claims.

Prior to the Asset Sale and the Dissolution, in the normal course of business, the Company agreed to indemnify other parties, including customers, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company with respect to certain matters. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements had not had a material impact on the Company’s operating results or financial position. Furthermore, most of these obligations were assumed by Buyer in connection with the Asset Sale. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a liability for these agreements as of October 31, 2015 or July 31, 2015, as the Company believes the exposure for any related payments is not material.

We entered into our standard form of indemnification agreement with each of our current and former directors and executive officers, which is in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended. The Plan of Dissolution also provides that we continue to indemnify such directors and executive officers in accordance with such agreements and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended. The indemnification agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of such directors and executive officers for a number of expenses, including attorneys’ fees and other related expenses, as well as certain judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action, suit or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising out of such person’s service as a director or executive officer of the Company or any other company or enterprise to which the person provided services at our request. The Company did not incur any expense under these arrangements during the first three months of fiscal 2016 or fiscal 2015. Due to the Company’s inability to estimate liabilities in connection with these agreements, if and when they might be incurred, the Company has not recorded any liability for these agreements as of October 31, 2015 or July 31, 2015. During the Dissolution period, we intend to continue to indemnify each of our current and former directors and executive officers to the extent permitted under Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and the indemnification agreements. The Company has also continued to maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage since the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, and intends to maintain such coverage through the end of the Dissolution period and to obtain a tail policy following the completion of the Dissolution.

Other Matters

The Company’s 401(k) plan is currently the subject of a scheduled investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Company has been cooperating with, and is in the process of providing the information requested by, the U.S. Department of Labor.

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7. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value measurement rules establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset and liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents of $10.81 million consisting of money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents of $10.94 million consisting of money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

8. Subsequent Events

In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, on December 4, 2015, the Company completed the sale of the Tyngsborough Land to Tyngsborough Commons for a total purchase price of $2.5 million. Certain representations and warranties under the Purchase Agreement will survive the closing until February 29, 2016. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be liable to Tyngsborough Commons for more than $75,000 in the aggregate for any breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations.

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In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land, the Settlement Agreement relating to the Tyngsborough Litigation was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and the New Easement Agreement were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Except for the historical information contained herein, we wish to caution you that certain matters discussed in this report constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 27, 2015. The information discussed in this report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would” or similar words.

Available Information

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) files annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC. These reports, any amendments to these reports, proxy and information statements and certain other documents the Company files with the SEC are available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or free of charge on the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company files the documents with the SEC. The public may also read and copy these reports and any other materials the Company files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

Executive Summary

Prior to February 1, 2013, the Company developed and marketed Intelligent Bandwidth Management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provided services associated with such products (the “Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business”), and, prior to November 1, 2012, the Company also developed and marketed a mobile broadband optimization solution (the “IQstream Business”). As used in Management’s Discussion and Analysis, “Sycamore,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers collectively to the Company and its subsidiaries.

On October 23, 2012, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Asset Sale Agreement”) with Sunrise Acquisition Corp. (now known as Coriant America Inc.), a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners (“Buyer”), pursuant to which Buyer agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets (the “Asset Sale”) primarily related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable, intellectual property rights (other than patents and patent applications), contracts, certain real estate leases, the Company’s subsidiaries in Shanghai, the Netherlands and Japan, and certain shared facilities and assets for $18.75 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, and the assumption by Buyer of certain liabilities. The Company’s stockholders authorized the Asset Sale at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 29, 2013 (the “Special Meeting”), and the Asset Sale was completed on January 31, 2013 (the transfer of the Company’s equity interests in its Shanghai subsidiary, which was subject to the receipt of government approval, occurred on March 25, 2013). Upon the closing of the Asset Sale, Buyer acquired substantially all of the Company’s operating assets relating to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including the Company’s accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid and other assets, and assumed most of the Company’s remaining current liabilities, including substantially all of the Company’s deferred revenue and accrued warranty obligations.

In conjunction with the approval of the Asset Sale Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) also approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Company (the “Dissolution”) pursuant to a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”) following the completion of the Asset Sale. The Plan of Dissolution was also approved by the stockholders at the Special Meeting and, following a review of the Company’s

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strategic alternatives for all of the Company’s assets and available options for providing value to the Company’s stockholders, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) on March 7, 2013. For additional information regarding the Dissolution, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.

In connection with the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, on March 7, 2013, the Company closed its stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Common Stock, and stock certificates evidencing shares of the Common Stock, are no longer assignable or transferable on the Company’s books, other than transfers by will, intestate succession or operation of law. The Company also submitted a request to The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) to suspend trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market effective as of the close of trading on March 7, 2013 and, on March 15, 2013, the Company filed a Form 25 with the SEC to delist its Common Stock, which became effective prior to the opening of trading on March 25, 2013. Since the suspension of trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, shares of our Common Stock held in street name with brokers have been trading in the over-the-counter market on the Pink Sheets, an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities.

As a result of the completion of the Asset Sale and the Company’s previously announced halting of further development and marketing in connection with the IQstream Business, the Company no longer has any operating assets or revenue. Since the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, the Company has been operating in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution, which contemplates an orderly wind-down of the Company’s business, including the sale or monetization of the Company’s remaining non-cash assets and the satisfaction or settlement of its liabilities and obligations, including contingent liabilities and claims. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had one remaining employee.

During fiscal year 2014, the Company completed the sale of its patent portfolios. On February 28, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of 40 patents and two patent applications related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business (the “IBM Patents”) for $2.0 million to Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC. On May 22, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of three United States patents, six United States patent applications and certain foreign patents and patent applications related to the IQstream Business (the “IQstream Patents”) for $0.3 million to Citrix Systems, Inc.

Following the sale of the IQstream Patents, the Company has continued to pursue the sale of certain technology and equipment relating to the IQstream Business; however, the Company does not presently expect to receive any additional material consideration for its remaining IQstream assets.

In accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Company and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons, LLC (“Tyngsborough Commons”) dated October 10, 2014, and amended on each of February 24, 2015, March 27, 2015, March 30, 2015, July 30, 2015, September 15, 2015, September 30, 2015 and October 9, 2015 (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”), on December 4, 2015 the Company completed the sale of approximately 102 acres of undeveloped land located in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts (the “Tyngsborough Land”) to Tyngsborough Commons for a total purchase price of $2.5 million. Certain representations and warranties under the Purchase Agreement will survive the closing until February 29, 2016. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be liable to Tyngsborough Commons for more than $75,000 in the aggregate for any breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations.

On March 26, 2015, Franklin Equities, LLC and FE Potash 100, LLC (together, the “Plaintiffs”), abutters of the Tyngsborough Land, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership (the “Tyngsborough Litigation”). In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, a Settlement Agreement with respect to the Tyngsborough Litigation and certain other litigation to which the Company was not a party (the “Settlement Agreement”) was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of a Reciprocal Easement Agreement, dated as of November 23, 1998, by and between predecessors-in-title of the Plaintiffs and the Company as owners of certain real property (including, in the case of the Company and its predecessor-in-title, several lots constituting the Tyngsborough Land) (the “Reciprocal Easement Agreement”) and a new easement agreement between the Company and the Plaintiffs, pursuant to which each party granted the other certain rights of use and access with respect to the Tyngsborough Land (the “New Easement Agreement”), were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. For additional information concerning this matter, see “Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.”

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The Company is continuing to pursue the sale of its remaining non-cash assets, which, following the sale of the Tyngsborough Land, primarily consist of the Company’s investment in Tejas Networks India Private Limited, a private company in India that provides optical transport solutions to telecommunications carriers (“Tejas”). In July 2000, the Company made an investment of $2.2 million in Tejas and the Company currently owns approximately 5% of the outstanding equity interests in Tejas. The Company is currently evaluating its available options with respect to its investment in Tejas. The Company currently believes that it may be possible to realize some value with respect to its investment in Tejas; however, the possible receipt of any such potential value is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties which are outside of the Company’s control, including certain obligations between the stockholders of Tejas, and the Company has determined that it cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of its Tejas investment at this time. Accordingly, the Company has assigned no value to Tejas for the purposes of the Company’s Statement of Net Assets, and there can be no assurance as to when, if ever, the Company will be able to realize any value with respect to its investment in Tejas, which may delay the completion of the Dissolution and related distributions to its stockholders.

On July 29, 2014, the Company paid a liquidating cash distribution to stockholders of $0.24 per share of Common Stock, or $6.93 million in the aggregate. The Board declared this distribution after the Delaware Court of Chancery, on July 2, 2014, granted the Company’s petition for a determination that, among other things, the amount set forth in the petition to be retained by the Company for anticipated wind-down costs and expenses and for contingent and unknown liabilities and other possible charges and expenses is sufficient to be retained pursuant to Section 280(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In accordance with the petition, any portion of the retained amount that is not required to cover wind-down costs, charges, expenses or liabilities may be distributed from time to time to the Company’s stockholders in the discretion of the Board in accordance with its fiduciary duties.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Dissolution period and the Company’s corporate existence will continue until at least March 7, 2016, three years from the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, or such longer period as the Court of Chancery directs to, among other things, enable the Company to dispose and convey its properties, discharge its liabilities and distribute to its stockholders any remaining assets. Until the completion of the Dissolution, the Company will continue to pursue the liquidation to cash of its remaining non-cash assets for possible distribution to our stockholders. There can be no assurance as to the amount of consideration the Company may be able to obtain for these assets or as to any time frame within which a potential sale or other disposition of these assets might occur. Subject to uncertainties inherent in the winding-down of the Company’s business, the Company may make one or more additional liquidating distributions following the liquidation to cash of our remaining non-cash assets and after payment of, or provision for, outstanding claims in accordance with Delaware law. However, the Dissolution process and the payment of any distribution to stockholders involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing of the completion of the Dissolution, the timing of any further distributions to stockholders or the aggregate amount of any such distributions, and no assurance can be given that the distributions will equal or exceed our estimate of net assets presented in the Company’s Statement of Net Assets. The Company will continue to analyze its estimates of liquidation expenses on an ongoing basis, and determine whether further distributions of assets to its stockholders are appropriate at such times.

Net Assets in Liquidation and Changes in Net Assets

Net assets in liquidation were $10.08 million as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015.

For the three months ended October 31, 2015, the Company did not make any adjustments to its estimate of the realizable value of assets or its estimated settlement of liabilities and there was no change in net assets for the three months ended October 31, 2015.

Based on our current best estimate of the realizable value of the Company’s remaining assets relating to the IQstream Business, we have assigned a value of $0 to these assets for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets. In addition, due to the uncertainty surrounding our ability to liquidate our Tejas investment, we have determined that we cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of our Tejas investment at this time and, accordingly, have assigned no value to the Tejas investment for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets.

During the remainder of the Dissolution period, the Company will continue to pursue the liquidation to cash of our remaining non-cash assets for possible distribution to our stockholders. There can be no assurance as to the amount

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of consideration the Company may be able to obtain for these assets or as to any time frame within which a potential sale or other disposition of these assets might occur. Subject to uncertainties inherent in the winding up of the Company’s business, we may make one or more additional liquidating distributions following the liquidation to cash of our non-cash assets and after payment of, or provision for, outstanding claims in accordance with Delaware law. However, the Dissolution process and the payment of any distribution to stockholders involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing of the completion of the Dissolution, the timing of any further distributions to stockholders or the aggregate amount of any such distributions, and no assurance can be given that such distributions, if made, will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets presented in the Company’s Statement of Net Assets.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management believes the most complex and sensitive judgments, because of their significance to the financial statements, result primarily from the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Management’s Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015 describes the significant accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the financial statements. Actual results in these areas could differ from management’s estimates. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies during the first three months of fiscal 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Total cash and cash equivalents were $10.81 million as of October 31, 2015, compared to $10.94 million as of July 31, 2015.

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $0.13 million during the three months ended October 31, 2015. During the three months ended October 31, 2015, the Company paid $0.13 million in costs related to the Plan of Dissolution.

During the remainder of the Dissolution period, the Company will continue to pursue the liquidation to cash of our remaining non-cash assets for possible distribution to our stockholders. There can be no assurance as to the amount of consideration, if any, the Company may be able to obtain for these assets or as to any time frame within which a potential sale or other disposition of these assets might occur.

Our primary source of liquidity comes from our cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements through the end of the Dissolution period. However, the Dissolution process involves substantial risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the actual amount of cash remaining for distribution to stockholders following completion of the Dissolution could vary significantly from current estimates, and such risks and uncertainties could result in no excess cash available for distribution.

Commitments, Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no material operating leases or inventory or other purchase commitments.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable.

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our President and our Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of October 31, 2015. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our President and our Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our President and our Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls. Our President and our Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of our control system are met. However, our President and our Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer do not expect that the disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls will prevent all error and/or fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, errors and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been or will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurances that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the quarter ended October 31, 2015, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

• On March 26, 2015, the Plaintiffs filed the Complaint in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership. The Complaint asserted that pursuant to a Reciprocal Easement Agreement, the parties thereto agreed to give each other easements for vehicular access over a certain road. The Complaint further asserted that by an amendment to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2000, the parties removed all but one lot owned by the Company’s predecessor-in-title from within the purview of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, and that consequently the Company had the right to the use of only a portion of the road and with respect to the single lot only.

The Complaint stated a claim to quiet title, and sought relief in the form of: (1) a declaration that the Company has the right as appurtenant to the single lot to use the road for access to that lot; (2) a declaration that the Company has no appurtenant right to use the disputed section of the road for any purpose; (3) a declaration that the Company’s only right to use the disputed section of the road is the right appurtenant to the single lot; (4) a declaration that a development proposed on the Tyngsborough Land would not have access over the disputed section of the road; and (5) an award of the Plaintiffs’ costs. On April 16, 2015, the Company filed a special motion to dismiss the Complaint. On May 8, 2015, the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts heard oral argument on the motion to dismiss and, after argument, took the matter under advisement.

On October 5, 2015, the Company, Tyngsborough Commons, the Plaintiffs and certain other parties named therein entered into the Settlement Agreement providing for, among other things: (i) the filing of a motion to stay the Tyngsborough Litigation upon the parties’ entry into the Settlement Agreement; and (ii) in connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land to Tyngsborough Commons (or its permitted assigns), (A) the filing of a stipulation of dismissal, with prejudice, of the Tyngsborough Litigation, upon the payment by the Company and Tyngsborough Commons to the Plaintiffs of an aggregate amount of $125,000 (the Company and Tyngsborough Commons separately agreed that the Company is only required to pay $50,000 of such settlement amount), (B) the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and (C) the entry into the New Easement Agreement. In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, the Settlement Agreement was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and the New Easement Agreement were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

• The Company’s 401(k) plan is currently the subject of a scheduled investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Company has been cooperating with, and is in the process of providing the information requested by, the U.S. Department of Labor.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015 (our “Annual Report on Form 10-K”). There have been no material changes to our risk factors from those previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company has not: (1) publicly announced any programs to repurchase, or repurchased, any shares of Common Stock; or (2) sold, within the last three years, Company securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits:

(a) List of Exhibits

Number	Exhibit Description
2.1	Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution adopted by the Board of Directors of Sycamore Networks, Inc. on October 22, 2012 (6)
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
3.3	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (2)
3.4	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (4)
3.5	Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (3)
4.1	Specimen common stock certificate (5)
4.2	See Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 for provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Registrant defining the rights of holders of common stock of the Company (1)(2)(3)(4)
4.3	Certificate of Dissolution, as filed by Sycamore Networks, Inc. with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 7, 2013 (7)
10.1	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated October 10, 2014, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (8)
10.2	Services Consulting Agreement, dated December 4, 2014, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Anthony Petrillo (9)
10.3	First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (10)
10.4	Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (11)
10.5	Third Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (11)
10.6	Fourth Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (12)
10.7	Fifth Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (13)
10.8	Sixth Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (14)
10.9	Settlement Agreement, dated October 5, 2015, by and among Franklin Equities, LLC, FE Potash 100, LLC, Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsboro Commons LLC, and, with respect to Sections 2–4, and 7–15 and beneficially as to Section 5 only, Potash Properties, LLC (15)
10.10	Seventh Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015, by and between Sycamore Networks, Inc. and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons LLC (16)
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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(1) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration Statement No. 333-30630) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2000.

(2) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 27, 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2001.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 27, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 2007.

(4) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2009.

(5) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2010.

(6) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 27, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2012.

(7) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2013.

(8) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2014.

(9) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 25, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2014.

(10) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015.

(11) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2015.

(12) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2015.

(13) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2015.

(14) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2015.

(15) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2015.

(16) Incorporated by reference to Sycamore Networks, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2015.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Sycamore Networks, Inc.

/s/ Anthony J. Petrillo

Anthony J. Petrillo

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal

Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: December 10, 2015

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1 – CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, David Guerrera, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sycamore Networks, Inc.;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary 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 in all 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 and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’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 change in 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 materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

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

a) All significant deficiencies and material 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.

Date: December 10, 2015

/s/    David Guerrera        

David Guerrera

President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2 – CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Anthony J. Petrillo, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sycamore Networks, Inc.;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary 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 in all 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 and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’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 change in 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 materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

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

a) All significant deficiencies and material 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.

Date: December 10, 2015

/s/    Anthony J. Petrillo        

Anthony J. Petrillo

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David Guerrera, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, as of, and for the periods presented in the Report.

/s/ David Guerrera

David Guerrera

President, General Counsel and Secretary

December 10, 2015

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Anthony J. Petrillo, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, as of, and for the periods presented in the Report.

/s/ Anthony J. Petrillo

Anthony J. Petrillo

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

December 10, 2015

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies

6. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

On March 26, 2015, the Plaintiffs filed the Complaint in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership. On October 5, 2015, the Company, Tyngsborough Commons, the Plaintiffs and certain other parties named therein entered into the Settlement Agreement providing for, among other things: (i) the filing of a motion to stay the Tyngsborough Litigation upon the parties’ entry into the Settlement Agreement; and (ii) in connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land to Tyngsborough Commons (or its permitted assigns), (A) the filing of a stipulation of dismissal, with prejudice, of the Tyngsborough Litigation, upon the payment by the Company and Tyngsborough Commons to the Plaintiffs of an aggregate amount of $125,000 (the Company and Tyngsborough Commons separately agreed that the Company is only required to pay $50,000 of such settlement amount), (B) the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and (C) the entry into the New Easement Agreement. In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, the Settlement Agreement was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and the New Easement Agreement were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Guarantees

The Company’s guarantees requiring disclosure consist of its indemnification obligations for officers and directors and for other claims.

Prior to the Asset Sale and the Dissolution, in the normal course of business, the Company agreed to indemnify other parties, including customers, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company with respect to certain matters. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements had not had a material impact on the Company’s operating results or financial position. Furthermore, most of these obligations were assumed by Buyer in connection with the Asset Sale. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a liability for these agreements as of October 31, 2015 or July 31, 2015, as the Company believes the exposure for any related payments is not material.

We entered into our standard form of indemnification agreement with each of our current and former directors and executive officers, which is in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended. The Plan of Dissolution also provides that we continue to indemnify such directors and executive officers in accordance with such agreements and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended. The indemnification agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of such directors and executive officers for a number of expenses, including attorneys’ fees and other related expenses, as well as certain judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action, suit or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising out of such person’s service as a director or executive officer of the Company or any other company or enterprise to which the person provided services at our request. The Company did not incur any expense under these arrangements during the first three months of fiscal 2016 or fiscal 2015. Due to the Company’s inability to estimate liabilities in connection with these agreements, if and when they might be incurred, the Company has not recorded any liability for these agreements as of October 31, 2015 or July 31, 2015. During the Dissolution period, we intend to continue to indemnify each of our current and former directors and executive officers to the extent permitted under Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and the indemnification agreements. The Company has also continued to maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage since the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, and intends to maintain such coverage through the end of the Dissolution period and to obtain a tail policy following the completion of the Dissolution.

Other Matters

The Company’s 401(k) plan is currently the subject of a scheduled investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Company has been cooperating with, and is in the process of providing the information requested by, the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Income Taxes

5. Income Taxes

The Company is currently open to audit under statutes of limitation by the Internal Revenue Service, various foreign jurisdictions, and state jurisdictions for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 through July 31, 2015. However, limited adjustments can be made to federal and state tax returns in earlier years in order to reduce net operating loss carryforwards.

As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, the Company had a liability of $1.59 million for taxes, interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits related to various foreign income tax matters. As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, the Company had $0.6 million accrued for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company accounts for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for federal, international and state income taxes. This liability is subject to change, perhaps materially.

As a result of having substantial net operating losses over recent years and no current operations, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized. Therefore, we maintain a valuation allowance on the full amount of our net deferred tax assets. If the Company generates future taxable income against which these tax attributes may be applied, the net operating loss carryforwards may be utilized and some or all of the valuation allowance reversed. If the valuation allowance is reversed, portions would be recorded as an increase to paid-in capital and the remainder would be recorded as a reduction in income tax expense.

The occurrence of ownership changes, as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), is not controlled by the Company, and could significantly limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income. The Company completed an updated Section 382 study for the period April 2006 through July 31, 2011 and the results of this study showed that no ownership change within the meaning of the Code had occurred from April 2006 through July 31, 2011. The Company has not, however, conducted a Section 382 study for any periods after July 31, 2011 and, accordingly, the Company cannot provide any assurance that an ownership change within the meaning of the Code has not occurred since that date.

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Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,807
Land	2,500
Other assets	47
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable	238
Accrued expenses	47
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	1,402
Other liabilities	1,587
Net assets in liquidation	10,080	$ 10,080
Liquidation Basis of Accounting
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	10,807	10,943
Land	2,500	2,500
Other assets	47	47
Total assets	13,354	13,490
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable	238
Accrued expenses	47	47
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	1,402	1,776
Other liabilities	1,587	1,587
Total liabilities	3,274	3,410
Net assets in liquidation	$ 10,080	$ 10,080
Shares outstanding	28,882	28,882
Net assets in liquidation per share	$ 0.35	$ 0.35

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Liquidation Basis of Accounting

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Liquidation Basis of Accounting

3. Liquidation Basis of Accounting

Net assets in liquidation were $10.08 million as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015.

As of October 31, 2015, assets consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $10.81 million, the Tyngsborough Land valued at $2.5 million and other assets of $0.05 million. Based on our current best estimate of the realizable value of the Company’s remaining assets relating to the IQstream Business, we have assigned a value of $0 to these assets for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets. In addition, due to the uncertainty surrounding our ability to liquidate our Tejas investment, we have determined that we cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of our Tejas investment at this time and, accordingly, have assigned no value to the Tejas investment for purposes of the Statement of Net Assets.

As of October 31, 2015, liabilities consisted of accounts payable of $0.24 million, accrued expenses of $0.05 million, our reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period of $1.4 million and other liabilities of $1.59 million. For additional information concerning other liabilities, see Note 5. “Income Taxes.”

The Company accrued estimated costs expected to be incurred in carrying out the Plan of Dissolution. Under Delaware law, the Dissolution period will last for a minimum of three years from the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution (or March 7, 2016), and the Company’s reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period assumes such period will end on March 7, 2016. The Company was required to make certain estimates and exercise judgment in determining the accrued costs of liquidation as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015.

The table below summarizes the reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		July 31, 2015
Compensation	$	299	$	376
Professional fees		516		568
Other expenses associated with wind down activities		587		646
Insurance		—		186
	$	1,402	$	1,776

For the three months ended October 31, 2015, the Company did not make any adjustments to its estimate of the realizable value of assets or its estimated settlement of liabilities and there was no change in net assets for the three months ended October 31, 2015.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 10,807	$ 10,943
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 10,807	$ 10,943

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Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

4. Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturity dates of three months or less at the date of acquisition. Cash equivalents are carried at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair market value. As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, aggregate cash and cash equivalents consisted of (in thousands):

October 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807
Total	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807

July 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943
Total	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 25, 2014
Net assets in liquidation, beginning balance	$ 10,080,000
Increase (decrease) in estimated net realizable value	0
Net assets in liquidation, ending balance	10,080,000
Liquidation Basis of Accounting
Net assets in liquidation, beginning balance	10,080,000	$ 9,496,000
Decrease in estimated costs during the Dissolution period		20,000
Net assets in liquidation, ending balance	$ 10,080,000	9,584,000
Liquidation Basis of Accounting | Other assets
Increase (decrease) in estimated net realizable value		$ 68,000

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Reserve for Estimated Costs (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	$ 1,402
Liquidation Basis of Accounting
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	1,402	$ 1,776
Liquidation Basis of Accounting | Compensation
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	299	376
Liquidation Basis of Accounting | Professional fees
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	516	568
Liquidation Basis of Accounting | Other expenses associated with wind-down activities
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	$ 587	646
Liquidation Basis of Accounting | Insurance
Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period		$ 186

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 04, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SCMR
Entity Registrant Name	SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001092367
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,882,093

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Aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 10,807	$ 10,943
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Market Value	10,807	10,943
Cash and cash equivalents
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	10,807	10,943
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Market Value	$ 10,807	$ 10,943

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Description of Business

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Description of Business

1. Description of Business

Prior to February 1, 2013, Sycamore Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) developed and marketed Intelligent Bandwidth Management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provided services associated with such products (the “Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business”), and, prior to November 1, 2012, the Company also developed and marketed a mobile broadband optimization solution (the “IQstream Business”).

On October 23, 2012, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Asset Sale Agreement”) with Sunrise Acquisition Corp. (now known as Coriant America Inc.), a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners (“Buyer”), pursuant to which Buyer agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets (the “Asset Sale”) primarily related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable, intellectual property rights (other than patents and patent applications), contracts, certain real estate leases, the Company’s subsidiaries in Shanghai, the Netherlands and Japan, and certain shared facilities and assets for $18.75 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, and the assumption by Buyer of certain liabilities. The Company’s stockholders authorized the Asset Sale at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 29, 2013 (the “Special Meeting”), and the Asset Sale was completed on January 31, 2013 (the transfer of the Company’s equity interests in its Shanghai subsidiary, which was subject to the receipt of government approval, occurred on March 25, 2013). Upon the closing of the Asset Sale, Buyer acquired substantially all of the Company’s operating assets relating to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, including the Company’s accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid and other assets, and assumed most of the Company’s remaining current liabilities, including substantially all of the Company’s deferred revenue and accrued warranty obligations. In conjunction with the approval of the Asset Sale Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) also approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Company (the “Dissolution”) pursuant to a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”) following the completion of the Asset Sale. The Plan of Dissolution was also approved by the stockholders at the Special Meeting and, following a review of the Company’s strategic alternatives for all of the Company’s assets and available options for providing value to the Company’s stockholders, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) on March 7, 2013. For additional information regarding the Dissolution, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.

In connection with the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, on March 7, 2013, the Company closed its stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Common Stock, and stock certificates evidencing shares of the Common Stock, are no longer assignable or transferable on the Company’s books, other than transfers by will, intestate succession or operation of law. The Company also submitted a request to The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) to suspend trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market effective as of the close of trading on March 7, 2013 and, on March 15, 2013, the Company filed a Form 25 with the SEC to delist its Common Stock, which became effective prior to the opening of trading on March 25, 2013. Since the suspension of trading of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, shares of our Common Stock held in street name with brokers have been trading in the over-the-counter market on the Pink Sheets, an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities.

As a result of the completion of the Asset Sale and the Company’s previously announced halting of further development and marketing in connection with the IQstream Business, the Company no longer has any operating assets or revenue. Since the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, the Company has been operating in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution, which contemplates an orderly wind-down of the Company’s business, including the sale or monetization of the Company’s remaining non-cash assets and the satisfaction or settlement of its liabilities and obligations, including contingent liabilities and claims. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had one remaining employee.

During fiscal year 2014, the Company completed the sale of its patent portfolios. On February 28, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of 40 patents and two patent applications related to the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business (the “IBM Patents”) for $2.0 million to Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC. On May 22, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio of three United States patents, six United States patent applications and certain foreign patents and patent applications related to the IQstream Business (the “IQstream Patents”) for $0.3 million to Citrix Systems, Inc. Following the sale of the IQstream Patents, the Company has continued to pursue the sale of certain technology and equipment relating to the IQstream Business; however, the Company does not expect to receive any additional material consideration for its remaining IQstream assets.

In accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Company and Princeton Tyngsborough Commons, LLC (“Tyngsborough Commons”) dated October 10, 2014, and amended on each of February 24, 2015, March 27, 2015, March 30, 2015, July 30, 2015, September 15, 2015, September 30, 2015 and October 9, 2015 (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”), on December 4, 2015 the Company completed the sale of approximately 102 acres of undeveloped land located in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts (the “Tyngsborough Land”) to Tyngsborough Commons for a total purchase price of $2.5 million. Certain representations and warranties under the Purchase Agreement will survive the closing until February 29, 2016. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be liable to Tyngsborough Commons for more than $75,000 in the aggregate for any breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations.

On March 26, 2015, Franklin Equities, LLC and FE Potash 100, LLC (together, the “Plaintiffs”), abutters of the Tyngsborough Land, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against the Company and Charles McAnsin Associates, A Limited Partnership (the “Tyngsborough Litigation”). In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land on December 4, 2015, a Settlement Agreement with respect to the Tyngsborough Litigation and certain other litigation to which the Company was not a party (the “Settlement Agreement”) was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, dated as of November 23, 1998, by and between predecessors-in-title of the Plaintiffs and the Company as owners of certain real property (including, in the case of the Company and its predecessor-in-title, several lots constituting the Tyngsborough Land) (the “Reciprocal Easement Agreement”) and a new easement agreement between the Company and the Plaintiffs, pursuant to which each party granted the other certain rights of use and access with respect to the Tyngsborough Land (the “New Easement Agreement”), were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. For additional information concerning this matter, see Note 6 to the financial statements.

The Company is continuing to pursue the sale of its remaining non-cash assets, which, following the sale of the Tyngsborough Land, primarily consists of the Company’s investment in Tejas Networks India Private Limited, a private company in India that provides optical transport solutions to telecommunications carriers (“Tejas”). In July 2000, the Company made an investment of $2.2 million in Tejas and currently owns approximately 5% of the outstanding equity interests in Tejas. The Company is currently evaluating its available options with respect to its investment in Tejas. The Company currently believes that it may be possible to realize some value with respect to its investment in Tejas; however, the possible receipt of any such potential value is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties which are outside of the Company’s control, including certain obligations between the stockholders of Tejas, and the Company has determined that it cannot reasonably provide an estimate of the net realizable value of its Tejas investment at this time. Accordingly, the Company has assigned no value to Tejas for the purposes of the Company’s Statement of Net Assets, and there can be no assurance as to when, if ever, the Company will be able to realize any value with respect to its investment in Tejas, which may delay the completion of the Dissolution and related distributions to its stockholders.

On July 29, 2014, the Company paid a liquidating cash distribution to stockholders of $0.24 per share of Common Stock, or $6.93 million in the aggregate. The Board declared this distribution after the Delaware Court of Chancery, on July 2, 2014, granted the Company’s petition for a determination that, among other things, the amount set forth in the petition to be retained by the Company for anticipated wind-down costs and expenses and for contingent and unknown liabilities and other possible charges and expenses is sufficient to be retained pursuant to Section 280(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In accordance with the petition, any portion of the retained amount that is not required to cover wind-down costs, charges, expenses or liabilities may be distributed from time to time to the Company’s stockholders in the discretion of the Board in accordance with its fiduciary duties.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Dissolution period and the Company’s corporate existence will continue until at least March 7, 2016, three years from the filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, or such longer period as the Court of Chancery directs to, among other things, enable the Company to dispose and convey its properties, discharge its liabilities and distribute to its stockholders any remaining assets. Until the completion of the Dissolution, the Company will continue to pursue the liquidation to cash of its remaining non-cash assets for possible distribution to its stockholders. There can be no assurance as to the amount of consideration the Company may be able to obtain for these assets or as to any time frame within which a potential sale or other disposition of these assets might occur. Subject to uncertainties inherent in the winding-down of the Company’s business, the Company may make one or more additional liquidating distributions following the liquidation to cash of its remaining non-cash assets and after payment of, or provision for, outstanding claims in accordance with Delaware law. However, the Dissolution process and the payment of any distribution to stockholders involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing of the completion of the Dissolution, the timing of any further distributions to stockholders or the aggregate amount of any such distributions, and no assurance can be given that the distributions will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets presented in the Company’s Statement of Net Assets. The Company will continue to analyze its estimates of liquidation expenses on an ongoing basis, and determine whether further distributions of assets to its stockholders are appropriate at such times.

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Liquidation Basis of Accounting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Reserve for Estimated Costs

The table below summarizes the reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period as of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		July 31, 2015
Compensation	$	299	$	376
Professional fees		516		568
Other expenses associated with wind down activities		587		646
Insurance		—		186
	$	1,402	$	1,776

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events

8. Subsequent Events

In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, on December 4, 2015, the Company completed the sale of the Tyngsborough Land to Tyngsborough Commons for a total purchase price of $2.5 million. Certain representations and warranties under the Purchase Agreement will survive the closing until February 29, 2016. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be liable to Tyngsborough Commons for more than $75,000 in the aggregate for any breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Tyngsborough Land, the Settlement Agreement relating to the Tyngsborough Litigation was consummated, in connection with which settlement funds were disbursed to the Plaintiffs, a stipulation of dismissal was filed in the Land Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the termination of the Reciprocal Easement Agreement and the New Easement Agreement were recorded with the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - Tyngsborough Massachusetts - USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2015	Oct. 10, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of facilities and assets, value		$ 2,500,000
Maximum amount other payable on breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations		$ 75,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of facilities and assets, value	$ 2,500,000
Maximum amount other payable on breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations	$ 75,000

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Total unrecognized tax benefit	$ 1,590	$ 1,590
Unrecognized tax benefit uncertain tax position	$ 600	$ 600

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Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)					1 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	May. 22, 2014 USD ($) Patent	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) Patent	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2000 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 a Employee	Oct. 10, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2013 $ / shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Sale of shared facilities and assets, value				$ 18,750,000
Common stock, par value | $ / shares								$ 0.001
Number of employees | Employee						1
Liquidating cash distribution, per share | $ / shares	$ 0.24
Liquidating distribution	$ 6,930,000
Tejas
Entity Information [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business					$ 2,200,000
Business acquisition, approximate ownership percentage acquired					5.00%
Tyngsborough Massachusetts
Entity Information [Line Items]
Sale of facilities and assets, value							$ 2,500,000
Maximum amount other payable on breaches of such representations and warranties or obligations							$ 75,000
Tyngsborough Massachusetts | Termination of Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement with Tyngsborough Commons, LLC
Entity Information [Line Items]
Ownership of land | a						102
IBM Patents
Entity Information [Line Items]
Patent sale agreement, number of patents | Patent			40
Patent sale agreement, number of patent applications | Patent			2
Amount received from sale of patents			$ 2,000,000
IQstream Patents
Entity Information [Line Items]
Patent sale agreement, number of patents | Patent		3
Patent sale agreement, number of patent applications | Patent		6
Amount received from sale of patents		$ 300,000

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Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, aggregate cash and cash equivalents consisted of (in thousands):

October 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807
Total	$	10,807	$	—	$	—	$	10,807

July 31, 2015:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943
Total	$	10,943	$	—	$	—	$	10,943

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Assets and Liabilities Fair Value Measurements on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—

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Liquidation Basis of Accounting - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Net assets in liquidation	$ 10,080,000	$ 10,080,000
Cash and cash equivalents	10,807,000
Land	2,500,000
Other assets	47,000
Accounts payable	238,000
Accrued expenses	47,000
Reserve for estimated costs during the Dissolution period	1,402,000
Other liabilities	1,587,000
Increase (Decrease) in estimated realizable value for other assets	0
Net Assets
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) in estimated realizable value for other assets	0
IQstream Patents
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Net assets in liquidation	$ 0

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Assets and Liabilities Fair Value Measurements on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 10,807	$ 10,943
Total assets	10,807	10,943
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	10,807	10,943
Total assets	$ 10,807	$ 10,943

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Basis of Presentation

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial data has been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial data reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of net assets. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

On March 24, 2013, following the Company’s filing of the Certificate of Dissolution, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting. See Note 3 to the financial statements, “Liquidation Basis of Accounting,” for further information regarding the Company’s adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Fair Value Measurements

7. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value measurement rules establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset and liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,807	$	10,807	$	—	$	—

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents of $10.81 million consisting of money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2015		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	10,943	$	10,943	$	—	$	—

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents of $10.94 million consisting of money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - Complaint - Settled Litigation	Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount	$ 125,000
Sycamore Networks Incorporation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount	$ 50,000