The present disclosure provides a transceiver device and a scheduling device, and communication methods for transceiver device and scheduling device. The transceiver device comprises a transceiver, which, in operation, receives control information over a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, the control information indicating a scheduled transmission of data; and circuitry, which, in operation, sets a monitoring period according to a number of blind retransmissions of the data, wherein the transceiver, in operation, monitors the PDCCH during the monitoring period.