This read-only counter, in cells, tracks the number of Forward RM (FRm) ATM cells in the egress direction of this channel prior to the traffic management entity. An admin uses this to verify forward-direction RM-cell generation on the outbound side of this channel as part of confirming the ABR feedback loop is operating correctly toward the peer. For example, comparing this forward RM-cell count against the combined backward/foresight egress RM count helps the admin assess whether feedback generation is balanced in both directions on this connection.