Internets of Things (IoT) technologies arebecoming widely used in industrial applications. Industrial IoT(IIoT)systems providehigh quality communication servicesfor manufacturing industriessuch as real-time analytics, remote controlling, etc. It is estimated that there will be more than 20billion IoT devices by 2020, which may generate huge financial benefit. The increasing applications on IoTbring new challenges in adaptability and applications. Moreover, large scale IoT systems require optimized communication performances such as reliability, scalability, security, resilience and energy efficiency. The special session targetsnovel research,case studies and experimental results in this area.