Patent ID: 8830882

Claim:
A repeater for transmitting communication signals on different frequency bands in a radio transmission network, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit the communication signals to a network terminal; a sensor configured for detecting switching signals for the different frequency bands such that each frequency band of the different frequency bands is associated with a switching signal; and a control unit configured to change the transmitter between a passive operating state and an active operating state for a frequency band based on the switching signal associated with the frequency band, wherein a transmission power of the transmitter is a non-zero level in the passive operating state and is lower in the passive operating state than in the active operating state, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the transmitter in the passive operating state at a passive operating transmission power that is reduced in dB in a range of 10 dB to 20 dB, as compared to an active operating transmission power of the active operating state.