NDLI: Distributed solutions to the mutual exclusion problem

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Satyanarayanan, R. Muthukrishnan, C.R.
Copyright Year	1990
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India (Satyanarayanan, R.; Muthukrishnan, C.R.)
Abstract	The authors propose the token path method for achieving mutual exclusion in distributed computing systems. The nodes in the distributed system interact only with their neighbors. There is no central control exercised. The node which wishes to execute the critical section perturbs the existing token path and waits for the token. When the token arrives at the node, the processes which request control for executing the section are given permission to execute the section according to some local policy. After that, the token is routed to another node which has requested the token. All messages are routed on the edges of the spanning tree of the system, which helps to reduce the number of messages. The nondeterministic selection of one-of-many critical sections is also presented, and a solution using the token path method is proposed.
Starting Page	294
Ending Page	298
File Size	407525
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0879425563
DOI	10.1109/TENCON.1990.152619
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1990-09-24
Publisher Place	Hong Kong
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Distributed computing Tree graphs Protocols Costs Computer science Mutual coupling Multiprocessing systems Control systems Gain control Permission
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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