\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\listoftables
\chapter{First Chapter}  \label{cha:1}
\section{First Section}  \label{sec:1}
\subsection{Subsection}  \label{ssec:1}
\section{Second Section} \label{sec:2}
\begin{table}[h]         \label{tab:1}
\begin{center}
\caption[ShortCaption]{LongCaption}
\end{center}
\end{table}
Table \ref{tab:1} describes .....
\end{document}