This attribute specifies the default maximum delay for Dynamic
General Cell Rate Algorithm (DGCRA) rate changes for ABR
connections. An override to this default may be specified for a
provisioned connection under the Vcd Tm Abr or Vpd Tm Abr
component.
This attribute specifies an upper bound on the delay after which the
rate change induced by a backward Resource Management (B-RM)
cell departing from this interface (in the backward direction) is
expected to be observed at the interface (in the forward connection).
This upper bound may be approximated as the round trip sum of the
fixed and propagation delays and the maximum queueing delays
between the ABR source and this interface.
The value of this attribute is used in policing an ABR connection
using the DGCRA. A larger value for this attribute implies a more
lenient policer. When there is a decrease in the Allowed Cell Rate
(ACR), the policer waits a correspondingly longer period of time
before it enforces the new cell rate.
The value of this attribute must be greater than or equal to
dgcraMinimumDelay, since the maximum delay must be greater
than or equal to the minimum delay.