Exhibit 32.1

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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Report”) by Porta Systems Corp. (the “Company”), I, Edward B. Kornfeld, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, Leslie K. Brand , the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  March 31, 2009	By:	/s/ Edward B. Kornfeld
		Edward B. Kornfeld Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Leslie K. Brand
		Leslie K. Brand Chief Financial Officer