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.
Promotion eligibility (Time in Grade) (AC and USAR only). Soldiers competing for consideration to SFC and MSG must have a minimum of 36 months time in grade (TIG) for secondary zone consideration (as of the board convene date) effective with FY12 selection boards (convene date of October 1, 2011) or later.