In a system having at least a first slot (104) and a first header (106),
at least one field is provided in the first header (106). The first slot
(104) is configured into at least a first segment and a second segment or
into at least a signaling communications path comprising a plurality of messages,
based on a value associated with at least a portion of the at last one field associated
with the first header. The first segment/message is address to a first subscriber
unit and the second segment/message is addressed to a second subscriber unit.