@conference {17630,
	title = {Networking lessons: From computers to water},
	booktitle = {2012 Fourth International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS)},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012/01/03/7},
	pages = {1 - 6},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	abstract = {As an instance of using IT to green non-IT domains, we consider the question whether lessons from computer networking can be applied in water distribution networks to improve their energy footprint and/or efficiency. Our contributions in this work are: (i) we identify several areas where principles from computer networking can be used to better water distribution; (ii) we focus on a specific infrastructure enhancement problem caused by increasing demands on a water utility network and present solutions (similar to those used in computer networks) that optimize both operational expenditure and total cost of ownership. We validate our solutions through simulations and compare their efficacy against techniques that are traditionally used in enhancing water networks. Our results show that lessons from computer networks can help in enhancing water networks.},
	keywords = {Biological cells, computer networking, Computer networks, COMPUTERS, energy footprint, Genetic algorithms, green nonIT domains, infrastructure enhancement problem, Internet, network theory (graphs), networking lessons, planning, pricing, water distribution networks, water supply, water utility network},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-0296-8},
	doi = {10.1109/COMSNETS.2012.6151373},
	author = {Narayanan,I. and Sarangan,V. and Vasan, A. and Srinivasan, Aravind and Sivasubramaniam,A.}
}
@conference {19465,
	title = {You{\textquoteright}Re Capped: Understanding the Effects of Bandwidth Caps on Broadband Use in the Home},
	booktitle = {SIGCHI {\textquoteright}12},
	series = {CHI {\textquoteright}12},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012///},
	pages = {3021 - 3030},
	publisher = {ACM},
	organization = {ACM},
	abstract = {Bandwidth caps, a limit on the amount of data users can upload and download in a month, are common globally for both home and mobile Internet access. With caps, each bit of data consumed comes at a cost against a monthly quota or a running tab. Yet, relatively little work has considered the implications of this usage-based pricing model on the user experience. In this paper, we present results from a qualitative study of households living with bandwidth caps. Our findings suggest home users grapple with three uncertainties regarding their bandwidth usage: invisible balances, mysterious processes, and multiple users. We discuss how these uncertainties impact their usage and describe the potential for better tools to help monitor and manage data caps. We conclude that as a community we need to cater for users under Internet cost constraints.},
	keywords = {Bandwidth, bandwidth cap, data cap, Internet, metered use, pricing, usage-based billing, usage-based pricing},
	isbn = {978-1-4503-1015-4},
	url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2207676.2208714},
	author = {Marshini Chetty and Banks, Richard and Brush, A.J. and Donner, Jonathan and Grinter, Rebecca}
}
