The invention relates to a buffer device (18) having at least one self-propelled shuttle (12, 30, 32) for accommodating objects to be buffered, wherein each shuttle is movable along a path and comprises at least two antennas (13, 14, 29, 31, 45, 46), and having two slotted waveguides (1, 2, 23, 39, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86), which in each case comprise segments (3, 4, 5, 6, 24-28, 40-44) arranged one behind the other along the path and are configured to accommodate antennas, which interact for
signal transmission with the respective
slotted waveguide in which they are accommodated. The first
slotted waveguide is operated at a first frequency. The second
slotted waveguide is operated at a second frequency. The first and second frequencies are different. The invention further relates to a method for operating the buffer device (18), comprising: introducing the first antenna (13, 29, 31) of a self-propelled shuttle (12, 30, 32) into the first slotted
waveguide (1, 23), introducing the second antenna (14, 45, 46) of the self-propelled shuttle into the second slotted
waveguide (2, 39), operating the first slotted
waveguide at the first frequency, and operating the second slotted waveguide at the second frequency.