HPE Aruba R9F89A Compatible 25GBASE-SR SFP28 for HPE Aruba CX Campus Switching

EdgeOptic's R9F89A compatible is an HPE Aruba-coded version of the EdgeOptic 25G-SFP28-100 multi-vendor SFP28 dual-rate 10G/25G SR transceiver. R9F89A is HPE Aruba Networking's ordering code for the 25GBASE-SR SFP28 module used on HPE Aruba CX campus switching platforms with 25G SFP28 host ports. The module is programmed with HPE Aruba-recognized EEPROM vendor and part-number strings so AOS-CX reads the optic cleanly through the standard SFP28 management interface.

Optical behavior is 25GBASE-SR per IEEE 802.3by Clause 112 over duplex multi-mode fiber, with 10GBASE-SR support per IEEE 802.3ae on dual-rate SFP28 host ports. Line signaling rate is 10.3125 Gbps at 10GBASE-SR and 25.78125 Gbps at 25GBASE-SR. Reach is 100 m on OM4 and 70 m on OM3, within the SFP28 SerDes envelope defined by SFP28 MSA SFF-8402.

Optical path is 850 nm VCSEL transmitter, PIN photodiode receiver, TX optical power −5 to +2.4 dBm, RX sensitivity better than −10.3 dBm, 5.3 dB link budget, LC duplex connector. Digital diagnostics are SFF-8472 Rev 12.0 compliant, exposing per-module temperature, supply voltage, TX bias, TX power and RX power through the switch's standard transceiver-diagnostics interface. Power dissipation is 0.3 W, the module is hot-swappable, and the operating temperature range is 0 to 70°C commercial.

R9F89A is positioned against HPE Aruba CX campus switching platforms with 25G SFP28 interfaces. Verify R9F89A against HPE Aruba's AOS-CX Transceiver Guide for your specific CX chassis, line card and AOS-CX software release before specifying the part. HPE Aruba publishes an Unsupported Transceiver Mode path for non-coded modules on AOS-CX; engineers familiar with that path do not need it for this compatible because the optic carries HPE Aruba-recognized EEPROM coding.

On FEC, 25G FEC mode is configured at the MAC layer on each link partner and the optical path is agnostic to whether RS-FEC per IEEE 802.3by Clause 108 or BASE-R FEC is negotiated on the host. The AOS-CX host FEC profile determines the negotiated mode on the link; confirm the FEC profile on both link partners during commissioning to avoid mismatch on mixed-vendor 25G interconnects. The module is symmetrically compatible with either FEC mode supported on the host port.

Backed by 15+ years of EdgeOptic compatibility engineering across vendor optical platforms. Ships next business day from EU stock with a lifetime warranty. For HPE Aruba CX campus deployments where R9F89A is the catalog SKU, multi-site volume pricing on a 25G access-and-aggregation rollout, or compatibility verification against a specific CX chassis and AOS-CX release, contact our sales team.