Guest Editorial Special Issue on Software Defined Networking for Internet of Things

The technology of Internet of Things (IoT) has been gaining great popularity in recent years, as it provides an effective and immediate bridge between the physical world and the virtual objects in the cyber space, which can lead to innovative applications and services with high efficiency and productivity. However, IoT is just at the beginning stage of a longer journey. In-depth research and development efforts on systems, networks and architectures of IoT for efficient large-scale deployments are still required to fill the gaps between the current performance and service requirements, particularly with the predicted importance of IoT in the upcoming years, improved connectivity and communication among numerous devices will become necessary and critical.