The invention provides a path information getting method and a path calculating node (PCE). From the original PCE, the shortest paths between the original node and the outlet border node of a self-charged region are calculated one by one, the calculating result is sent to a next jump PCE, the process goes on until a converging PCE is reached. At the same time, from a target PCE, the shortest paths between the target node and the inlet border node of the self-charged region are calculated one by one, the calculating result is sent to the proceeding jump PCE, the process goes on until the converging PCE is reached. The converging receives the calculated results sent by the proceeding jump and the next jump and then calculates the shortest path between the original node and the target node and sends the shortest path to the original PCE. That is to say, the PCE on the two sides of the converging PCE calculates the shortest path and transmits the
calculated result at the same time; and the
calculated result is transmitted to the original PCE by the converging PCE. So the total time consumed by getting the shortest path is shortened.