To solve the problem of channel allocation in multi-radio Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), this paper proposed distributed channel allocation and adaptive update scheme based on channel utilization and Data Transmission Success Rate (DTSR). First, node periodically calculates the channel utilization and DTSR on each data channel. Second, node can adaptively adjust the statistical period and update some data channels based on the calculation result. This can effectively avoid unnecessary channel switch and keep each RF transceiver working on relative optimal channel. Last, we do some experiments to verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme and give some performance comparison (e.g., delay an delivery ratio) with other channel allocation protocols. Experiments result show that our proposed scheme can ensure each RF transceiver work on the relative optimal channel based on adaptive update mechanism and effectively estimate the channel quality based on DTSR. Comparison results show that the proposed scheme can improve some performances. Index T erms-WSNs, multi-radio, channel allocation, channel quality estimation

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Software-defined network (SDN) has received great concern because of its prominent advantages in some aspects such as high flexibility, programmability and dynamic management, etc. Recently, some works begin to apply the concept of SDN in mobile networks to make the networks more open and agile. However, exploiting SDN in wireless networks is still in the initial stages. The potential challenges of applying SDN in an operation wireless network remain unexplored. In this paper, we first summarize related researches and explain the advantages brought by adopting SDN in wireless networks. Then, potential challenges are analyzed base on operation data in a large-scale WLAN. What can be found is that the challenges are either different or more severe than problems of SDN in wired networks because of special characteristics in wireless and mobile environment. In addition, several existing proposals and potential methods concerning on scalability problems are introduced. The analyses in this paper could provide some hints when applying the SDN concept into an operation wireless network.