Orckit FastInternet Orfast-R-A-SA-Br ADSL Modem IP-ATUR-ETH FC-9660RA11 V.24

Orckit FastInternet Orfast-R-A-SA-Br ADSL Modem IP-ATUR-ETH FC-9660RA11 V.24

The Orckit FastInternet Orfast-R-A-SA-Br is an ADSL modem (ATUR — ADSL Termination Unit Remote) designed to connect a local Ethernet network or a single computer to an ADSL broadband line. It bridges the subscriber's LAN-side 10BASE-T Ethernet port to the telephone company's ADSL line, enabling high-speed internet access over standard copper telephone infrastructure. The unit is designated IP-ATUR-ETH, indicating an IP-capable ADSL termination unit with Ethernet interface, and carries internal part number FC-9660RA11.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Orckit Communications
• Model: Orfast-R-A-SA-BR (also labeled ORFAST-R-A-SA-BR-US)
• Part Number: FC-9660RA11
• Product Designation: IP-ATUR-ETH (IP ADSL Termination Unit – Ethernet)
• Product Line: FastInternet
• Type: ADSL Modem / ATUR (ADSL Termination Unit Remote)
• Form Factor: Desktop (low-profile, external unit)
• WAN Interface: ADSL via RJ-11 LINE port (rear)
• LAN Interface: 10BASE-T Ethernet via RJ-45 port (rear, labeled 10 BASE-T)
• Control Port: V.24 (DB-9, labeled CTRL) on front panel — used for management or configuration
• Front Panel Indicators: POWER, SHOW TIME, STAND-BY, ALARM, NORM, TEST
• Power: IEC AC inlet (rear); exact voltage requirements not legible in photos
• Included: Unit and AC power cable visible in photos

Applications

Orckit Communications was an Israeli DSL equipment manufacturer that produced ADSL and VDSL gear primarily for telephone companies and ISPs during the late 1990s and early 2000s, when ADSL was the dominant broadband technology deployed over existing copper telephone networks. The Orfast (ORCKIT FastInternet) line of ADSL ATURs was used at the subscriber premises end of a DSL loop, connecting to the ISP's DSLAM at the central office or remote terminal. The ATUR received the downstream ADSL signal from the telephone line and presented a standard 10BASE-T Ethernet port for the customer's router or computer. Units like this were deployed by carriers and ISPs in small-business and residential installs during the early broadband rollout era. Today, this type of standalone external ADSL ATUR is legacy equipment, largely superseded by integrated DSL routers, but it remains of interest to network historians, vintage networking collectors, and anyone maintaining older broadband infrastructure or DSL lab test setups. The V.24 (RS-232-compatible) management port on this unit allowed local configuration and diagnostic access — a common feature on carrier-class CPE of the period.