In the same way that classical computer networks connect and enhance the capabilities of classical computers, quantum networks can combine the advantages of quantum information and communications. We propose a non-classical network element, a delayed commutation switch, that can solve the problem of switching time in packet switching networks. With the help of some local ancillary qubits and superdense codes we can route the information after part of it has left the network node.
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0511031,
title = {Delayed commutation in quantum computer networks},
author = {Juan Carlos Garcia-Escartin and Pedro Chamorro-Posada},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0511031},
year = {2007}
}