Identifies the metering mode requested for the identified filter set. A value of 'noMetering(1)' indicates that metering is not requested for the components of the identified filter set. A 'perPolicyUniformRateMetering(2)' value indicates that a unique meter will be associated with each policy that comprises the identified filter set. Uniform rate and burst data will be used for all meters. A 'perPolicyIndividualRateMetering(3)' value indicates that a unique meter will be associated with each policy that comprises the identified filter set. Unique rate and burst data derived from the associated classifier data will be used for each meter. Setting the attribute to 'perClassifierMetering(4)' will initiate metering on a per-classifier basis. Rate and burst data will be derived from the associated classifier data. The presence of this data will determine whether or not a meter is allocated for the classifier.