Aruba CW 2050 28-Port Multi-Gigabit Switch

Build a mixed-speed wired access layer with twenty 10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports, four Smart Rate copper ports supporting 1 GbE or 2.5 GbE, and four SFP ports supporting 1 GbE or 2.5 GbE links. This port arrangement supports standard Gigabit edge devices alongside higher-bandwidth endpoints without assigning every connection to the same speed tier. The twenty standard Gigabit copper ports fit endpoints such as desktops, printers, controllers, and existing Ethernet-connected equipment. Four Smart Rate ports provide a separate connection class for devices that benefit from 2.5 GbE over copper. Four SFP ports provide fiber or modular network connections at 1 GbE or 2.5 GbE, enabling uplinks and inter-switch connections that do not consume copper endpoint ports. Aruba S6X69A#B2B combines these three connection groups in one CW 2050 switch: a large 1 GbE copper allocation, a dedicated four-port 2.5 GbE Smart Rate allocation, and four 1G/2.5G SFP ports. That mix distinguishes it from configurations limited to a single copper speed or without modular uplink capacity. It is suited to wiring closets and network edge locations where installed Gigabit equipment must coexist with selected 2.5 GbE endpoints and SFP-based links.