Method for data transmission between a base station and a terminal in a communication system, in which a) data is transmitted timed subdivided into time segments (ZS, R) or time frames and time slots, wherein a time frame is formed of a number of time slots, from the base station to the terminal over a data channel (HS_DSCH) shared by a number of terminals; b) the terminal is notified by the base station via one of at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1, HS_SCCH2) through control information also subdivided into time slots (ZS, R) or time frames and time slots, wherein a time frame is formed of a number of time slots, comprising a number of pieces of control information (P1, P2), as to whether data is to be sent on the data channel (HS_DSCH) to the terminal c) the at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1, HS_SCCH2) are listened in on by the terminal; d) the control information is received by the terminal on a first control channel of the at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1) in a first time segment (ZS1, R1) or in a time slot of a first time frame; e) an individual decision parameter for each of the pieces of control information (P1, P2) is generated on the basis of the content of the relevant piece of control information (P1, P2); characterised by the following steps: f) transmitting a first piece of control information to two time segments before a possible transmission of data to the data channel (HS-DSCH) and a second piece of control information in the subsequent time segment or the subsequent time segments or two time slots before a possible transmission of data to the data channel (HS-DSCH) and a second piece of control information in a time slot subsequent to the first time slot or in a number of time slots subsequent to the first time slot; g) not processing the data any further and defining all control channels as channels to be monitored in the time segment directly following or in a time frame directly following the first time frame, if the first decision parameter belonging to the first piece of control information is negative; h) not passing on or not processing the data any further and defining only the first control channel as a channel to be monitored in the time segment directly following or in a time frame directly following the first time frame, if the first decision parameter belonging to the first piece of control information is positive and the second decision parameter belonging to the second piece of control information is negative. a) data is transmitted timed subdivided into time segments (ZS, R) or time frames and time slots, wherein a time frame is formed of a number of time slots, from the base station to the terminal over a data channel (HS_DSCH) shared by a number of terminals; b) the terminal is notified by the base station via one of at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1, HS_SCCH2) through control information also subdivided into time slots (ZS, R) or time frames and time slots, wherein a time frame is formed of a number of time slots, comprising a number of pieces of control information (P1, P2), as to whether data is to be sent on the data channel (HS_DSCH) to the terminal c) the at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1, HS_SCCH2) are listened in on by the terminal; d) the control information is received by the terminal on a first control channel of the at least two control channels (HS_SCCH1) in a first time segment (ZS1, R1) or in a time slot of a first time frame; e) an individual decision parameter for each of the pieces of control information (P1, P2) is generated on the basis of the content of the relevant piece of control information (P1, P2); characterised by the following steps: f) transmitting a first piece of control information to two time segments before a possible transmission of data to the data channel (HS-DSCH) and a second piece of control information in the subsequent time segment or the subsequent time segments or two time slots before a possible transmission of data to the data channel (HS-DSCH) and a second piece of control information in a time slot subsequent to the first time slot or in a number of time slots subsequent to the first time slot; g) not processing the data any further and defining all control channels as channels to be monitored in the time segment directly following or in a time frame directly following the first time frame, if the first decision parameter belonging to the first piece of control information is negative; h) not passing on or not processing the data any further and defining only the first control channel as a channel to be monitored in the time segment directly following or in a time frame directly following the first time frame, if the first decision parameter belonging to the first piece of control information is positive and the second decision parameter belonging to the second piece of control information is negative.