Method for informing a mobile terminal on target cell-specific system
information to facilitate a mobility procedure such as handover or cell
reselection in a mobile communication network. Further a radio resource
control apparatus, a mobile terminal and a system comprising the radio
resource control apparatus and the mobile terminal are provided. The
invention suggests improvements to current mobility procedures so as to
reduce the interruption time implied by the procedures. More
specifically, it is proposed to include at least one pointer to target
cell-specific system information to a control message, such as a handover
indication or connection release message, pointing the mobile terminal to
system information in the target cell relevant for system access and/or
to perform mobility procedures. Further, a portion of the target
cell-specific system information may also be comprised in the control
message.