Packet #17976790 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Tounet (7714) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
36
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17976790
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcc1d7bdc
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC
From Node: Tounet (7714)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -95 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 14 7714
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:45.534413°
Longitude:-73.636250°
Altitude:76 m
Satellites:4
Precision:13 bits
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:36 bytes
Gateway:!75e98b90
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !75e98b90
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (36 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2896459540
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 36 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -95.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774638338
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 20
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774638340.3360486
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: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !75e98b90
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -95.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 45.5344128, "longitude": -73.6362496, "altitude": 76, "sats_in_view": 4, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!75e98b90", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2896459540, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3424484316, "rx_time": 1774638338, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 20, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000241b1500001cd4184c2502d5c669280258bb0a78048001a8f6cc0b980104b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 455344128, "longitude_i": -736362496, "altitude": 76, "time": 1774638338, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 1339, "ground_speed": 4, "ground_track": 24329000, "sats_in_view": 4, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (36 bytes)
0d0000241b1500001cd4184c2502d5c669280258bb0a78048001a8f6cc0b980104b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:36 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
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC Current
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.396s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:39 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.366s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:39 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.352s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:39 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.335s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.315s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.305s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.288s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.278s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.267s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.256s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.245s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.234s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.223s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.211s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.199s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.186s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.173s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.161s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.149s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.138s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.125s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.114s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 MediumFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.103s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.092s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.081s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.070s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.060s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.048s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.037s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.025s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) -0.012s
Before
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.013s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.025s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.036s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.048s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.060s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.071s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.082s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.093s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.104s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.114s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.125s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.136s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 8b90 (8b90) +0.147s
After
-95.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 14 7714 LongFast 2026-03-27 19:05:40 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways