Packet #156791 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT) to banderas (bras)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
90
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 156791
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9a3e4a06
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-07 10:24:47 UTC
From Node: πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT)
To Node: banderas (bras)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: LZ2ACE - T-echo (ACEL)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -105 dBm
SNR: 3.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna
Short Name:TBOT
Node ID:!da741af0
MAC Address:2DvadBrw
Hardware:SEEED_XIAO_S3
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:90 bytes
Gateway:!a86982ba
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a86982ba
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (90 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3665042160
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2882367503
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 90 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -105.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 3.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757229804
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 36
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757229887.7028563
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a86982ba
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -105.0 dBm
SNR: 3.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!da741af0", "long_name": "πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna", "short_name": "TBOT", "macaddr": "2DvadBrw", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a86982ba", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3665042160, "to": 2882367503, "id": 2587773446, "rx_time": 1757229804, "rx_snr": 3.75, "rx_rssi": -105, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 36, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092164613734316166301217f09fa4962054656c656772616d20426f74205661726e611a0454424f542206d83bda741af0285138014220379e0f1211c8107938dc60624493dd0b01d01fd6e9903ae6b4c7258496a81c0d4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!da741af0", "long_name": "πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna", "short_name": "TBOT", "macaddr": "2DvadBrw", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "N54PEhHIEHk43GBiRJPdCwHQH9bpkDrmtMclhJaoHA0=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (90 bytes)
0a092164613734316166301217f09fa4962054656c656772616d20426f74205661726e611a0454424f542206d83bda741af0285138014220379e0f1211c8107938dc60624493dd0b01d01fd6e9903ae6b4c7258496a81c0d4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:90 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
LZ2ACE - T-echo (ACEL) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-105.0 dBm 3.75 dB 2 Bulgaria 2025-09-07 10:24:47 Current
πŸ€– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT) -93.043s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-07 10:23:14 View
LZ2ELM trackerπŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ (2ELM) -85.754s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -9.25 dB 2 Bulgaria 2025-09-07 10:23:21 View
LZ2SLL π“Šπ“‹Όπ“Šπ“‹Όπ“Š (0xAF) -82.911s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 Bulgaria 2025-09-07 10:23:24 View
4

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways