This read-only Integer32 (0..2147483647), despite its name, is documented as reporting the number of VCs currently used by ABR (Available Bit Rate) service on the interface, i.e. how many virtual circuits of that class are presently in use. An administrator tracks this to see how the interface's finite VC pool is distributed across service categories, which helps explain why cwspLoadVcAvail is dropping even when overall bandwidth use looks moderate. For example, a spike in cwspLoadAvlVcAbr alongside a falling cwspLoadVcAvail confirms that the growth in active ABR (Available Bit Rate) SVCs, specifically, is what is consuming the interface's remaining VC capacity.