A network performance measurement method, wherein the method comprises: determining, by a probing device, a support node, wherein the support node is a node in a to-be-measured network; selecting a first to-be-probed node from at least one adjacent node of the support node; generating two detection paths according to the support node and the first to-be-probed node, wherein the two detection paths comprise a first detection path and a second detection path, the first detection path comprises a path between the probing device and the support node, the second detection path comprises the first detection path and a first to-be-measured link, and the first to-be-measured link is a link between the support node and the first to-be-probed node; sending a detection packet on each detection path of the two detection paths, and detecting parameter information of each detection path, wherein the detection packet of each detection path of the two detection paths comprises path information of the detection path; and determining, according to parameter information of the first detection path and parameter information of the second detection path, link performance of the first to-be-measured link comprised in the to-be-measured network; wherein the to-be-measured network includes multiple to-be-probed nodes, and quantities of hops from the multiple to-be-probed nodes to the probing device are different, wherein the method further comprises: successively detecting, by the probing device, according to an ascending order of the quantities of hops, link performance of each to-be-measured link included in the to-be-measured network. determining, by a probing device, a support node, wherein the support node is a node in a to-be-measured network; selecting a first to-be-probed node from at least one adjacent node of the support node; generating two detection paths according to the support node and the first to-be-probed node, wherein the two detection paths comprise a first detection path and a second detection path, the first detection path comprises a path between the probing device and the support node, the second detection path comprises the first detection path and a first to-be-measured link, and the first to-be-measured link is a link between the support node and the first to-be-probed node; sending a detection packet on each detection path of the two detection paths, and detecting parameter information of each detection path, wherein the detection packet of each detection path of the two detection paths comprises path information of the detection path; and determining, according to parameter information of the first detection path and parameter information of the second detection path, link performance of the first to-be-measured link comprised in the to-be-measured network; wherein the to-be-measured network includes multiple to-be-probed nodes, and quantities of hops from the multiple to-be-probed nodes to the probing device are different, wherein the method further comprises: successively detecting, by the probing device, according to an ascending order of the quantities of hops, link performance of each to-be-measured link included in the to-be-measured network.