Provided are methods and apparatuses for packet scheduling for software-defined networking in an edge computing environment. A packet scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: receiving packets arriving at a queue connected to a switch in a software-defined network in an edge computing environment; moving the packets in the queue forward one position based on the order of arrival each time a packet is served by the switch; and if a new packet enters the switch while the buffer in the queue is full, pushing out the packet at the front and putting the new packet at the end of the queue.