1. Optical packet routers can be practical even if optical computing is impractical. While logical operations require nonlinear optics, optical routers only need to switch payloads optically, not process them. Electric control of headers is sufficient. 2. Timing considerations show that 1Tbps bandwidth is fast enough for short fiber delay lines but slow enough for electric control. Optical switching can occur within 100ps while electric components like FPGAs and SRAM have nanosecond switching times. 3. Encoding packets across multiple wavelengths allows 1Tbps packets by modulating 100 wavelengths at 10Gbps each. The packet format separates electrically processed header wavelengths from optically switched payload wavelengths.