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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Fallon Thomas J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INFINERA CORP [INFN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 169 JAVA DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/24/2010 (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/28/2010   G V 8,330 D $ 0 284,648 I See footnote (1) Common Stock 09/23/2010   G V 10,000 D $ 0 275,214 (2) I See footnote (1) Common Stock 09/24/2010   J(3)   924 A $ 0 276,138 I See footnote (1) Common Stock               0 (4) D   Common Stock               107,454 I See footnote (5) Common Stock               107,454 I See footnote (6) Common Stock               10,774 I See footnote (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fallon Thomas J C/O INFINERA CORPORATION 169 JAVA DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94089	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Michael O. McCarthy, by power of attorney		10/12/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held directly by the Fallon Family Revocable Trust dated 9/7/94 for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee (the "Fallon Family Trust").
(2)	Includes 566 shares previously held directly by the Reporting Person which were re-registered on August 16, 2010 and are now held directly by the Fallon Family Trust.
(3)	Shares acquired pursuant to a pro rata distribution from Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. of which the Reporting Person is a limited partner.
(4)	Excludes 566 shares acquired by the Reporting Person under the Infinera Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan on August 16, 2010 which were re-registered on August 16, 2010 and are now held directly by the Fallon Family Trust.
(5)	Shares held directly by the Shannon F. Fallon 2008 Annuity Trust A for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(6)	Shares held directly by the Thomas J. Fallon 2008 Annuity Trust A for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(7)	Shares held directly by the Reporting Person as a trustee for his minor children. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in trusts for his minor children, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares held in trusts for his minor children for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.Trust.

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