Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
THORNTON STEPHEN F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVOCENT CORP [AVCT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4991 CORPORATE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/25/2006
(Street)

HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805		 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 04/25/2006   A   6,742 (6) A $ 0 163,807 D  
Common Stock               49,248 I Spouse
Common Stock               70,422 I GP of LP

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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
Options (rights to buy) $ 26.94             05/02/2000(1) 05/02/2010 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 52.44             09/18/2000(2) 09/18/2010 Common Stock 225,000   225,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 22.36             05/25/2001(3) 05/25/2011 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 21.77             04/15/2002(4) 04/15/2012 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 27.25             03/07/2003(4) 03/07/2013 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 40.98             02/05/2004(4) 02/05/2014 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Options (rights to buy) $ 26.14             06/30/2005(5) 06/30/2015 Common Stock 4,200   4,200 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
THORNTON STEPHEN F
4991 CORPORATE DRIVE
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805		   X      

Signatures

 Doyle C. Weeks as attorney-in-fact for Stephen F Thornton   04/27/2006
**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) Grant date, 50% vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date and 25% on each grant date anniversary for the following two years.
(2) Grant date, 15% vests every 6 months for the first 12 months, 6.25% vests every three months for the following 24 months and 5% vests every three months for the final 12 months.
(3) Grant date, 25% vests after 6 months, 7.5% vests every three months for final 10 quarters. The vesting of unvested options priced greater than $25.00 accelerated and became exercisable on December 25, 2005.
(4) Grant date, option vest and become exercisable in 24 monthly installments beginning one month from date of grant. The vesting of unvested options priced greater than $25.00 accelerated and became exercisable on December 25, 2005.
(5) Grant date, 100% vests on December 31, 2005.
(6) These are time-based restricted shares; 6,742 shares vest equally over two years, 50% on January 1, 2007 and 50% on January 1, 2008.

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