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The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for optimising the operational times and cell change performance of mobile terminals in a mobile communication network having adjacent radio cells. The mobile terminal temporarily stores network specific characteristics for adjacent shaft cells which are not suitable for cell exchange when the mobile communication network is in operation and it uses said characteristics as decision criterion for cell exchange, and said information is used, in particular, to exclude said adjacent cells from additional radio-technical measurements and identification procedures. By implementing the terminal behaviour according to the inventive method, it is possible to significantly increase the operational times and the cell exchange performance of a mobile terminal in specific situations and to improve the service to a mobile radio user. The inventive device can also be used for mobile terminals according to GSM- or UMTS-Standard, and also for other radio network technology (for example, wireless LAN (W-LAN), cdma2000, WiMAX, WiBro, enhanced UTRAN, etc.). No. of Pages : 16 No. of Claims : 19