JL748A Aruba Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ TAA Transceiver

JL748A is Aruba's EEPROM-compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver, introduced alongside the CX switching platform generation for deployments that require Trade Agreements Act compliance. The TAA designation makes this part number eligible for US federal and government procurement contracts where country-of-origin certification is mandatory. EdgeOptic's compatible JL748A matches the Aruba JL748A optical and electrical specifications and is EEPROM-coded for AOS-CX platform acceptance. For US federal procurement projects requiring TAA-certified optics, contact our sales team to confirm current country-of-origin status, with EEPROM coded to the Aruba-expected vendor string for automatic recognition on AOS-CX. Aruba catalogs the JL748A within the JL7xx TAA optics series, which also includes the JL749A (10GBASE-LR, 10 km single-mode) and other form factors carrying the same TAA compliance marker.

Optical parameters follow the 10GBASE-SR standard: 850 nm VCSEL transmitter, PIN photodiode receiver, LC duplex connector, 6.1 dB minimum link budget, 300 m over OM3 multimode fiber and 400 m over OM4. Data-rate range is 1.25 to 10.3125 Gbps per IEEE 802.3ae and SFF-8431/8432 MSA, supporting both 10GbE and 1GbE port configurations on CX platforms that allow SFP+ to SFP rate fallback. DDM/DOM provides real-time monitoring of Tx power, Rx power, temperature, bias current, and supply voltage through the AOS-CX CLI or REST API, enabling threshold-based alerting for proactive fiber link maintenance. Commercial operating range is 0 to 70 °C. Distance figures derive from the minimum guaranteed optical budget against typical OM3/OM4 multimode attenuation at 850 nm, with actual reach dependent on the installed fiber plant, total connector count, and cumulative insertion loss.

Aruba maintains several 10GBASE-SR SFP+ SKUs across its product history, each tied to a different platform era or procurement requirement. J9150D is the ProVision-era part for 2910al, 5400zl2, and 3800 series switches. JW091A targets campus wireless controllers running ArubaOS. R9F82A is the current-generation CX ordering code for standard commercial procurement without TAA requirements. JL748A fills the TAA-compliant slot for CX 6200, 6300, and 6400 deployments in government environments. JL782A covers the industrial-temperature (−40 to +85 °C) 10G SR requirement for outdoor or harsh-environment CX installations. All five share identical 10GBASE-SR optics but carry different EEPROM vendor strings and platform qualifications. CE and RoHS certified. For TAA project quoting, volume orders, or help identifying which Aruba SR SKU matches a specific deployment, contact our sales team.