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.
1 5 identifies a master sergeant (MSG) or first sergeant (1SG) (see E-8, below).  2 6 identifies a sergeant major (SGM) or command sergeant major (CSM) (as of 1 April 2011). 3  Fifth character: a letter or number and a special qualification identifier (SQI). 4  It may be associated with any MOS unless otherwise specified.