System and method for generating a slot table entry address for a communications device

摘要

Systems and methods for generating a slot table entry address for a communications device of a communications network are described. In one embodiment, a method for generating a slot table entry address for a communications device of a communications network includes processing a slot counter value according to a configuration setting value to produce a processed slot counter value, where the slot counter value identifies a time slot of data communications of the communications network, masking a cycle counter value according to the configuration setting value to generate a masked cycle counter value, where the cycle counter value identifies a communications cycle containing the time slot, and processing the processed slot counter value and the masked cycle counter value to generate a slot table entry address such that a corresponding slot table entry of the time slot of the communications cycle in a slot table is accessed by the communications device at the slot table entry address. Other embodiments are also described.