A transmitting node (110) transmits a message (210) instructing a radio node (105) that data will be transmitted to the radio node (105) according to the same Downlink Control Information (DCI) each period (250). The message (210) includes a duration of the period (250). The transmitting node (110) further transmits the DCI to the radio node (105) for the periodic transmission (260). The radio node (105) receives the message (210) and the DCI from the transmitting node (110), and decodes each of a plurality of transmissions of the periodic transmission (260) according to the DCI.