Label-based path switching and error-free forwarding in a prototype optical burst switching node using a fast 4/spl times/4 optical switch and shared wavelength conversion

We demonstrate for the first time optical burst switching using fast and scalable EO switch and a shared wavelength converter for contention resolution. 3.5 /spl mu/m label routing of variable-length bursts and error-free operation was achieved at 10 Gbps payload.