TWDA Category 6 cable contains four twisted wire pairs. Although it is sometimes made with 23 AWG wire, the increase in performance with Cat-6 comes mainly from better insulation; 22 to 24 AWG copper is allowed so long as the ANSI/TIA-568-B.2-1 performance specifications are met. Cat-6 patch cables are normally terminated in 8P8C (often incorrectly called RJ-45) modular connectors. Attenuation, NEXT (near end crosstalk), and PSNEXT (power sum NEXT) in Cat-6 cable and connectors are all significantly lower than Cat-5/5e.TWDA Cat6 Cable uses 23 AWG wire.

The heavier insulation in some Cat-6 cables make them too thick to attach to 8P8C connectors without a special modular piece; they are technically not standards compliant.

Connectors use either T568A or T568B pin assignments; the choice is arbitrary provided both ends of a cable are the same. Both schemes use straight-through wiring (pin 1 to 1, pin 2 to 2, etc) and the same pairing (pins 1&2, 3&6, 4&5, 7&8). Only the wire colors differ, and this does not matter outside the cable. This makes T568A and T568B patch cords interchangeable, with T568B being the most common.

If Cat-6 rated patch cables, jacks, and connectors are not used with Cat-6 wiring, overall performance is degraded to that of the cable or connector. Because the conductor sizes are generally the same, Cat-6 jacks may also be used with Cat-5e cable.

TWDA Cat6 cables are used to connect your network card to any of the following:
  1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
  100BASE-T Ethernet
  100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
  10BASE-T Ethernet
Category 6 UTP cable wired straight through. 23 AWG, gold plated 8x8 (RJ45) plugs.
Patch cables & boots are the same color; boots are snagless.
Patch cables have stranded copper conductors for flexibility - great for frequent changes that occur at the wall outlet or patch panel