WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that China's ZTE Corp, a top telecommunications equipment maker, should be allowed to end its five-year probation from its 2017 guilty plea.

The ruling came on the final day of the company's probation for illegally shipping U.S. technology to Iran and North Korea. (Reporting by Karen Freifeld; Editing by Sandra Maler)