Packet #17781560 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Tree Trunk (TTRK) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
77
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17781560
Mesh Packet ID: 0x89805105
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC
From Node: Tree Trunk (TTRK)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: DIR Rooftop (DIR)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -86 dBm
SNR: -16.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 8f
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Tree Trunk
Short Name:TTRK
Node ID:!699c5458
MAC Address:kHBpnFRY
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:77 bytes
Gateway:!6985083c
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !6985083c
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (77 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1771852888
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 77 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -86.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -16.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774602224
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 143
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774602224.5712698
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !6985083c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -86.0 dBm
SNR: -16.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!699c5458", "long_name": "Tree Trunk", "short_name": "TTRK", "macaddr": "kHBpnFRY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6985083c", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1771852888, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2306887941, "rx_time": 1774602224, "rx_snr": -16.5, "rx_rssi": -86, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 143, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213639396335343538120a54726565205472756e6b1a045454524b22069070699c5458286e380c42200414ab32852726da11484ae035a863e9bad8050ba169ed2c4121438d42f88e554800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!699c5458", "long_name": "Tree Trunk", "short_name": "TTRK", "macaddr": "kHBpnFRY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "BBSrMoUnJtoRSErgNahj6brYBQuhae0sQSFDjUL4jlU=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (77 bytes)
0a09213639396335343538120a54726565205472756e6b1a045454524b22069070699c5458286e380c42200414ab32852726da11484ae035a863e9bad8050ba169ed2c4121438d42f88e554800
Hex Analysis:
Size:77 bytes
Format:Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)
Encoding:Binary with varint and length-delimited fields
This is the raw protobuf-encoded payload as received from MQTT. The structure follows the Meshtastic protobuf schema definitions.
All Receptions
All gateways that received this packet
Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
DIR Rooftop (DIR) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC Current
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -1.010s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.986s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.962s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.936s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.907s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.884s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.862s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.839s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.819s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.798s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.776s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.753s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.729s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.705s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.681s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.648s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.626s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.605s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.583s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:43 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.560s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.536s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.512s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.488s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.465s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.441s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.414s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.393s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.370s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.345s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.321s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.298s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.275s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.252s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.230s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.208s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.186s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.161s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.137s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.114s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.091s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.069s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.047s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.023s
Before 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) +0.026s
After 		-86.0 dBm -16.50 dB 2 8f LongFast 2026-03-27 09:03:44 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways