Packet #17994245 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17994245
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x127f67fc` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC
From Node:	Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)
Channel:	ShortTurbo
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	0/6 hops Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node:	`c0` SSB3 Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions

Payload Data

Protocol: NODEINFO_APP

Size: 79 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Long Name:	Sunset Beach 3
Short Name:	SSB3
Node ID:	!db2b29c0
MAC Address:	EFHbKynA
Hardware:	HELTEC_V3

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:	79 bytes
Gateway:	!db2b29c0
Channel:	ShortTurbo
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 6

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!db2b29c0` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortTurbo`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (79 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3677039040` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`4` NODEINFO_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`79` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`6` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`6` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	Not set	int32
`rx_snr`	Not set	float
`rx_time`	`1774642325` Receive timestamp	fixed32
`via_mqtt`	False Direct LoRa transmission	bool
`want_ack`	False No ACK requested	bool
`priority`	`10` Packet priority level	enum
`delayed`	Not set	enum
`channel`	Not set	uint32
`pki_encrypted`	False Standard encryption	bool
`next_hop`	Not set	uint32
`relay_node`	`192` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774642328.482817` 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
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!db2b29c0`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP
Size:	79 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "id": "!db2b29c0", "long_name": "Sunset Beach 3", "short_name": "SSB3", "macaddr": "EFHbKynA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b29c0", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3677039040, "to": 4294967295, "id": 310339580, "rx_time": 1774642325, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 192, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216462326232396330120e53756e73657420426561636820331a045353423322061051db2b29c0282b380c422075417b00df5d91e4683be2e6335223f80b616017637bae1473c0ad1e36ceb70a", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!db2b29c0", "long_name": "Sunset Beach 3", "short_name": "SSB3", "macaddr": "EFHbKynA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "dUF7AN9dkeRoO+LmM1Ij+AthYBdje64Uc8CtHjbOtwo=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)

0a09216462326232396330120e53756e73657420426561636820331a045353423322061051db2b29c0282b380c422075417b00df5d91e4683be2e6335223f80b616017637bae1473c0ad1e36ceb70a

Hex Analysis:

Size:	79 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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	Current
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-2.073s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-2.036s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-2.008s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.983s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.938s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.914s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.883s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.853s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.820s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.785s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.724s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.643s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.588s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.520s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:06 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.412s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.355s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.259s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.200s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.116s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.064s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-1.017s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.967s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	MediumFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.911s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.839s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.757s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.677s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.582s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.503s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:07 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.468s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.406s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.368s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.337s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.297s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.245s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.208s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.174s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.128s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.104s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.083s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.051s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	-0.023s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	+0.026s After	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	+0.058s After	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)	+0.082s After	Unknown	Unknown	`c0` SSB3	LongFast	2026-03-27 20:12:08 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

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Unique Gateways