Disclosed is a valve for regulating a volume or mass flow and/or for closing and opening a valve opening, having a valve seat, a valve closure and a drive unit which is coupled to the valve closure and is set up to provide a movement of the valve closure in such a way that the valve closure can be adjusted from an open position to a closed position and back. The vacuum valve includes a radio arrangement having at least one coupling element and a memory element, and information relating to a valve state can be provided by means of the memory element.