TY - CONF T1 - Networking lessons: From computers to water T2 - 2012 Fourth International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS) Y1 - 2012 A1 - Narayanan,I. A1 - Sarangan,V. A1 - Vasan, A. A1 - Srinivasan, Aravind A1 - Sivasubramaniam,A. KW - Biological cells KW - computer networking KW - Computer networks KW - COMPUTERS KW - energy footprint KW - Genetic algorithms KW - green nonIT domains KW - infrastructure enhancement problem KW - Internet KW - network theory (graphs) KW - networking lessons KW - planning KW - pricing KW - water distribution networks KW - water supply KW - water utility network AB - 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. JA - 2012 Fourth International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS) PB - IEEE SN - 978-1-4673-0296-8 M3 - 10.1109/COMSNETS.2012.6151373 ER -