EXHIBIT 99.2

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Regarding Periodic Report Containing
Financial Statements Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                  I, James F. McDonald, the Chief Executive Officer of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (the “Company”), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 27, 2002 (the “Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

• fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

/s/JAMES F. MCDONALD
Name:	James F. McDonald
Date:	November 12, 2002

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