This read-only counter, in cells, tracks the number of valid CLP=1, discard-eligible, ATM cells in the egress direction of this channel before the traffic management entity. An admin compares this to the egress CLP=0 count to see the priority mix of outbound traffic on this channel, which helps interpret any subsequent egress discard statistics. For example, an outbound channel showing a large proportion of CLP=1 traffic tells the admin that discard-eligible cells dominate the egress mix and are the ones most likely to be shed if downstream congestion occurs.