This read-create value, in cells per second, configures the Minimum Cell Rate (MCR) guaranteed for traffic in the local-to-remote direction of this ATM connection. An admin sets this to reserve a baseline bandwidth floor for the connection, ensuring it always gets at least this much capacity even under network congestion. For example, for a connection carrying business-critical traffic that must never be starved entirely, the admin would set a non-zero MCR to guarantee a minimum outbound rate regardless of contention from other connections.