Cable Assemblies
Custom Cable Assemblies can add a significant increase to the cost of an equipment chassis.
In many cases; Front panel to Front Panel cables can be Off-The-Shelf cables and come with a small cost impact.
While [rear] backplane to chassis back-panel cables are almost always custom.
The large cost increase comes regardless of the backplane style, due to the fact that the required chassis bulk-head connectors vary from design to design even if the CCA backplane is defined in some standard.
Many chassis vendors will supply cable assemblies with the chassis, if they are in the RFQ. Some vendors will do the work in house, while some will out-source the cabling work. In either case, if the cables are listed in the chassis spec, than they will be supplied with the completed chassis.
Plan for 20 to 30 percent of the entire cost of the chassis to account for custom cable assemblies. Cable Derating Guide Lines
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