VPLS can be used to transport Ethernet frames to and from multiple, geographically dispersed sites belonging to a customer Virtual Private Network (VPN). The Provider Edge (PE) devices connecting the customer sites provide functions similar to a Layer 2 switch.
Equivalent Ranks to an Army Master Sergeant A Master Sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer, with a military paygrade of E-8. The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly GS-6 under the federal government's General Schedule payscale.
Military Physical Profile Serial System. Military Physical Profile for Duty System. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Walker, a combat medic assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash., demonstrates a portable medical data collector that's used by American forces in Iraq. Official DOD Photo.