HPE Aruba JL486A Compatible 25GBASE-LR SFP28 10 km

EdgeOptic's JL486A compatible is an HPE Aruba-coded dual-rate 10G/25G LR SFP28 transceiver and the HPE Aruba-coded variant of the EdgeOptic 25G-SFP28-10 multi-vendor 25GBASE-LR catalog. HPE catalogs JL486A as the HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 LC LR 10km SMF Transceiver, an ArubaOS-CX campus switching transceiver in the JL-prefix product line. The optic carries 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10.31 Gbps) and 25 Gigabit Ethernet (25.78 Gbps) over a single G.652 SMF pair at 1310 nm, terminated with a duplex LC/UPC connector.

The transmitter is a DML driving the 1310 nm LC duplex; the receiver is a PIN photodiode. Optical specifications: TX output power −7 to +2 dBm, RX sensitivity −12 dBm, RX overload +3 dBm, minimum extinction ratio 3.5 dB, and a 5 dB optical link budget over the 10 km specified reach on G.652 SMF. Real reach on a long link is loss-limited by installed fiber attenuation, splice loss, and connector loss, so on spans above 8 km calculate end-to-end insertion loss against the 5 dB budget rather than the nominal 10 km figure. The module operates 0 to 70 °C on a +3.3 V single supply with 1.2 W maximum power consumption.

At 25G operation the host MAC performs RS(528,514) RS-FEC; the module itself has no built-in FEC. ArubaOS-CX configures FEC per port and per platform, and behavior varies across AOS-CX software releases. The FEC mode must agree on both link partners or the link comes up down without optical errors, so verify the per-interface FEC configuration on both ends before commissioning. At 10G operation the optic behaves as a standard 10GBASE-LR module and host-side FEC is not required, but the host port must support dual-rate selection between 10G and 25G on its SFP28 cage. DDM diagnostics report TX power, RX power, module temperature, laser bias, and supply voltage in real time per SFF-8472 and surface through the AOS-CX show transceiver commands.

The module ships with HPE Aruba-recognized EEPROM coding for clean registration under ArubaOS-CX and AOS-S. JL486A targets Aruba CX series 25G SFP28 cages, with per-platform and per-AOS-CX-release coverage that changes over time. Verify the specific Aruba CX chassis, line card, and AOS-CX or AOS-S release against the HPE AOS-S and AOS-CX Transceiver Guide before ordering, because per-platform support coverage changes between OS versions. JL486A is distinct from the JM-prefix EdgeConnect SD-WAN gateway transceivers, including the sibling JM532A (EC-SFP28-25G-LR) which targets HPE Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN gateways rather than ArubaOS-CX campus switches. Typical applications: campus 25G uplinks on Aruba CX aggregation, data center 25G connections on top-of-rack CX deployments, and metro 25G long-reach connections. Conforms to IEEE 802.3cc, SFF-8431, SFF-8432, SFF-8472, and the SFP28 MSA.

Compliance: CE, Class 1 FDA and IEC 60825-1 laser safety, RoHS. Ships next business day from EU stock with a lifetime warranty. Backed by 15+ years of EdgeOptic compatibility engineering across vendor optical platforms. For volume pricing, custom EEPROM coding, or compatibility verification on a specific HPE Aruba CX platform, contact our sales team.