This read-create encoded value represents the maximum tolerable Cell Loss Ratio for traffic in the local-to-remote direction, where the actual CLR is derived as the negative logarithm of this configured value. An admin sets this to define how much cell loss the connection can tolerate outbound, with a higher encoded value corresponding to a stricter, lower, actual loss ratio requirement. For example, for a connection carrying data highly sensitive to cell loss, the admin would set a higher value here to demand a stricter tolerated loss ratio in the outbound direction.