This read-create value, in cells per second, configures the Peak Cell Rate (PCR) for traffic in the local-to-remote direction of this ATM connection. An admin sets this to cap the maximum instantaneous cell rate the connection is allowed to send toward the remote endpoint, which the switch's traffic policing enforces against the negotiated service category. For example, to prevent a bursty local application from overwhelming a limited-bandwidth trunk, the admin would set this PCR to a value the trunk can sustain in the outbound direction.