Latex: in text, the table label is mixed with section label. e.g. "see Table 5.3.2.4 " actaully 5.3.2.4 is the section where the table is.

could you post the code?
normally i would say you put the label not in the Tabular:
\begin{tabular}
\label{blu}
\end{tabular}
would give you the right thing. you are writing now, probably:
\begin{tabular}
\end{tabular}
\label{blu}

so your  \ref{label} is in the \section enviroment and not in the tabular.

to iskywalker: You are not correct: \label{text} should be always out side of "tabular" body while inside "table" body.   :(

Here is the code: (the problem should be some where else.)
"please see Table~\ref{table:t1}
\begin{table} [htp]
\begin{center}
      \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
      \hline
      \textbf{Terminal class} & \textbf{Wrapper cell type}\\
      \hline\hline
      SDI, SDO, RSDI, RSDO, DI, DO, FI, FO, CI & WC\_SD1\_COI\\
      \hline
      CO & WC\_SD1\_COI\_G\\
      \hline
      SI, SO & NONE\\
      \hline
      \end{tabular}
\label{table:t1}
\caption{Assignment of cells}
\end{center}
\end{table}"