JL728A Enterprise PoE Access Switch with 740 W Power Budget
Product Overview
The HPE Aruba JL728A is a fully managed CX 6200F Series switch with 48 Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and four built-in 1/10 GbE SFP+ uplinks. It supports up to 740 W of Class 4 PoE and Virtual Stacking Framework (VSF) with up to 8-member stacking. Designed for enterprise access and branch deployments requiring high PoE power, scalability, and advanced automation.
Product Details and Features
| Item | Description |
| Model | JL728A |
| Series | Aruba CX 6200F |
| Access Ports | 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 with PoE+ |
| Uplink Ports | 4 × SFP+ (1G/10G) |
| PoE Support | Yes – Class 4 (up to 740 W total) |
| Switching Capacity | 176 Gbps |
| Forwarding Rate | Up to ~130 Mpps |
| Stacking Support | VSF stacking up to 8 switches (uses SFP+ ports) |
| Power Supply | Fixed internal (~950W total) |
| Fans | Internal cooling fans |
| Layer Support | Layer 2 and Layer 3 (static, OSPF, BGP routing, ACLs, QoS) |
| Operating System | Aruba AOS‑CX |
| Management Interfaces | CLI, Web GUI, Aruba Central, REST API |
| Form Factor | 1U rack-mountable |
| Ideal For | Enterprise access edge or branch with high PoE needs and scalability |
Product Highlights
High-density 48-port PoE+ access switch delivering up to 740 W
Four built-in 10 GbE-capable uplinks for flexible backbone connectivity
VSF stacking up to 8 members for redundancy and simplified management
Advanced Layer 2/3 routing, QoS, ACLs, and automation capabilities
Designed with modern datacenter-class hardware and Aruba Gen7 ASIC s
Similar Models Comparison
| Model | Ports | PoE Support | Uplink Ports | Stackable | Capacity |
| JL728A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | Yes (740 W) | 4 × 10G SFP+ | Yes | 176 Gbps |
| JL727A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | Yes (370 W) | 4 × 10G SFP+ | Yes | 176 Gbps |
| JL726A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | Yes (370 W) | 4 × 10G SFP+ | Yes | 176 Gbps |
| JL725A | 48 × 1G (no PoE) | No | 4 × SFP+ | Yes | 176 Gbps |
Latest Models in the Same Series
| Model | Ports | PoE Budget | Uplink Ports | Stacking | Use Case |
| JL728A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | 740 W | 4 × SFP+ | Yes | High-density PoE enterprise edge |
| JL727A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | 370 W | 4 × SFP+ | Yes | Mid-range PoE enterprise access |
| JL726A | 48 × 1G PoE+ | 370 W | 4 × SFP+ | Yes | Value-class PoE access switching |
| JL725A | 48 × 1G (no PoE) | None | 4 × SFP+ | Yes | Non–PoE access layer deployments |
