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.
SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY. There's only one Sergeant Major of the Army. The SMA oversees all Noncommissioned Officers. He serves as the senior enlisted advisor and consultant to the Chief of Staff of the Army (a four-star General).ERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY. There's only one Sergeant Major of the Army. The SMA oversees all Noncommissioned Officers. He serves as the senior enlisted advisor and consultant to the Chief of Staff of the Army (a four-star General).