A 160-Gb/s silicon-based all-optical packet switch is demonstrated for bufferless optical burst switching. One of four 160-Gb/s packets is switched using cross-phase modulation in a silicon nanowire, with error-free performance achieved. The packet switch could eliminate the need for optical buffering in small-scale networks like board-to-board interconnects using optical burst switching protocols. Experimental results show one of four 160-Gb/s packets is switched out of the silicon nanowire with error-free performance.