Routing assembly and system using same

A system, comprising:

• a box with a front side;
• a circuit board positioned in the box, the circuit board supporting a chip package;
• a routing assembly positioned in the box, the routing assembly including a front face that defines a N by M matrix of connector ports, where both N and M are at least 2, the front face positioned at the front side, the routing assembly including a tray extending from the front face;
• a plurality of first connectors positioned in the connector ports;
• a plurality of cables positioned in the tray, each of the cables having a first end terminated to one of the plurality of first connectors and a second end the extends to an edge of the tray;
• and
• a plurality of second connectors terminated to the second ends and positioned adjacent the chip package, the second connectors arranged in a pattern that extends along a first side of the circuit board, wherein the plurality of second connectors are electrically connected to the chip package by a plurality of vias that extend between the first side and a second side opposite the first side so that a signal path between the first connectors and the chip package travels through the plurality of vias but otherwise substantially avoids traveling through the circuit board.