A routing entry obtaining method and apparatus applied to a network device and includes obtaining an identifier of an application program, a computing capability of a first apparatus running the application program, and a computing capability of a second apparatus running the application program; and obtaining a routing entry based on the identifier of the application program, the computing capability of the first apparatus, and the computing capability of the second apparatus, wherein the routing entry comprises the identifier of the application program and an egress port, where the egress port is capable of communicating with a target apparatus determined according to the computing capability of the first apparatus and the computing capability of the second apparatus.