A simple taxonomy for distributed mutual exclusion algorithms

  • Authors:
  • Michel Raynal

  • Affiliations:
  • IRISA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes-Cedex

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review
  • Year:
  • 1991

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Abstract

This short paper examines the two basic principles from which distributed mutual exclusion algorithms are designed : permission-based and token-based principles. This presentation is done in a pedagogical way and is illustrated by references to existing algorithms.