Comparison of Algorithms for Distributed Mutual Exclusion through Simulations

In this paper, we show how different types of distributed mutual algorithms can be compared in terms of performance through simulations. A simulation approach is presented, together with an overview of the relevant evaluation metrics and statistical processing of the results. The presented simulations can be used to learn students of a course on distributed software the basics of algorithms for distributed mutual exclusion, together with a detailed comparison study. Finally, a related work section is provided with relevant references which contain use cases where distributed mutual exclusion algorithm can be beneficial.