UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 85528P108

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Ashraf M. Dahod

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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                  Not Applicable.

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
1,931,498 shares (1)

6.

Shared Voting Power
4,722,515 shares (2)

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
1,931,498 shares (1)

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
4,722,515 shares (2)

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,654,013 shares

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10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
9.6%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

CUSIP No. 85528P108

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Starent Networks, Corp.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
30 International Place, Tewksbury, MA  01876

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Ashraf M. Dahod

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
c/o Starent Networks, Corp., 30 International Place, Tewksbury, MA  01876

(c)

Citizenship
United States of America

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(e)

CUSIP Number
85528P108

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not Applicable

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

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Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

6,654,013

(b)

Percent of class:   

9.6%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

1,931,498 shares (1)

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

4,722,515 shares (2)

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

1,931,498 shares (1)

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

4,722,515 shares (2)

(1) Consists of 1,415,668 shares and options to purchase 515,830 shares vested as of December 31, 2007 and within 60 days thereof.

(2) Consists of 284,187 shares held by Shamim Dahod, Mr. Dahod’s wife, 4,415,316 shares held by Nooril-Iman, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and 23,012 shares held by Nooril-Iman Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.  Mr. Dahod and Shamim Dahod are co-owners and co-managers of Nooril-Iman Management, LLC, the General Partner of Nooril-Iman, LP, and may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Nooril-Iman, LP and Nooril-Iman Management, LLC.  Mr. Dahod disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Nooril-Iman, LP and Nooril-Iman Management, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Not Applicable.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

Not Applicable.