When analyzing a packet switched communications network route, what does the term "hop count" indicate? Question 4 options:

A)The maximum number of packets in a message (i.e., maximum message length)

B)The number of packets not received (i.e., lost in tranmission)

C)The number of messages that a network can send (i.e., network capacity)

D)The number of times a packet is sent (i.e., number of segments in the route)