Transmitting Device, Receiving Device, Controlling Node, and Methods Therein, for Transmitting a Block to the Receiving Device

Method performed by a transmitting device for transmitting a block to a receiving device. The transmitting device and the receiving device operate in a wireless communications network. The transmitting device transmits a block to the receiving device. The block comprises four bursts. The four bursts further comprise Uplink State Flag, USF, Stealing Flag, SF, and data and header fields. The USF and the SF fields are interleaved and mapped over the four bursts. The data and header fields are interleaved over one burst but repeated over the four bursts. The data and header fields are overlapping with and overridden by bits from the USF field in different positions in each burst. In a method performed by the receiving device, the receiving device receives the transmitted block. In a method performed by a controlling node, the controlling node selects a block format for transmission by the transmitting device.