Packet #17814218 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from kwarc.org c908 (KWC) to PBR1

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
44
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17814218
Mesh Packet ID: 0x54106c82
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC
From Node: kwarc.org c908 (KWC)
To Node: PBR1 (52ab)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -103 dBm
SNR: 10.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:kwarc.org c908
Short Name:KWC
Node ID:!e33bc908
MAC Address:qELjO8kI
Hardware:TBEAM
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:44 bytes
Gateway:!a3fb5ff0
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a3fb5ff0
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (44 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3812346120
Source node ID
uint32
to 2906477227
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 44 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -103.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 10.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774607087
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774607088.6667132
Unix timestamp
uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a3fb5ff0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -103.0 dBm
SNR: 10.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:44 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!e33bc908", "long_name": "kwarc.org c908", "short_name": "KWC", "macaddr": "qELjO8kI", "hw_model": "TBEAM" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3812346120, "to": 2906477227, "id": 1410362498, "rx_time": 1774607087, "rx_snr": 10.25, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216533336263393038120e6b776172632e6f726720633930381a034b57432206a842e33bc90828043802", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!e33bc908", "long_name": "kwarc.org c908", "short_name": "KWC", "macaddr": "qELjO8kI", "hw_model": "TBEAM", "role": "ROUTER", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (44 bytes)
0a09216533336263393038120e6b776172632e6f726720633930381a034b57432206a842e33bc90828043802
Hex Analysis:
Size:44 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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC Current
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.574s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.548s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.515s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.489s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.468s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.444s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.420s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.396s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.372s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.350s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.332s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.311s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.291s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.268s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.244s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.221s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.190s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.168s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.147s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.125s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.102s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.078s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.055s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.022s
Before
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.021s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.043s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.064s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.088s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.112s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.135s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.159s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.180s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.201s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.222s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.244s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.268s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.291s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.314s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.337s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.359s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.388s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.408s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.430s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.454s
After
-103.0 dBm 10.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:24:49 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways