HOP COUNT


Meaning of HOP COUNT in English

1. In a data communications network , the number of legs traversed by a packet between its source and destination. Note: Hop count may be used to determine the time -to-live for some packets. 2. The number of signal regenerating devices (such as repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways) through which data must pass to reach their destination.

Telecommunication standard terms English vocab.      Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов.