Packet #170175 Success

TELEMETRY_APP packet from Vega+🇧🇬 🔌🛜 (Vega) to mesh-web-bot (wbot)

4
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
26
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 170175
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcd4e031c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-09 21:00:16 UTC
From Node: Vega+🇧🇬 🔌🛜 (Vega)
To Node: mesh-web-bot (wbot)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Port: 67
Gateway: ADN BG🇧🇬🔌 (ADN)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -45 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Size: 26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Device Metrics:
Voltage:3.10 V
Channel Usage:0.4%
Air Util TX:0.0%
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:26 bytes
Gateway:!a0cb0eb4
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cb0eb4
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (26 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 409964268
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4273004234
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 67
TELEMETRY_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 26 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -45.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757440815
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 236
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757440816.51901
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: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a0cb0eb4
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -45.0 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TELEMETRY_APP
Size:26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "time": 1757440813, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 0, "voltage": 3.1, "channel_utilization": 0.4466667, "air_util_tx": 0.0015555555, "uptime_seconds": 0 } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb0eb4", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 409964268, "to": 4273004234, "id": 3444441884, "rx_time": 1757440815, "rx_snr": 12.25, "rx_rssi": -45, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 236, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 67, "payload": "0d2d6bc0681213080015666646401d7fb1e43e25c8e3cb3a2800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1757440813, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 0, "voltage": 3.1, "channel_utilization": 0.4466667, "air_util_tx": 0.0015555555, "uptime_seconds": 0 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (26 bytes)
0d2d6bc0681213080015666646401d7fb1e43e25c8e3cb3a2800
Hex Analysis:
Size:26 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
ADN BG🇧🇬🔌 (ADN) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-45.0 dBm 12.25 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 21:00:16 Current
ADN BG🇧🇬🔌 (ADN) -0.135s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 12.25 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 21:00:16 View
Vega+🇧🇬 🔌🛜 (Vega) +5.657s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 21:00:22 View
Vega+🇧🇬 🔌🛜 (Vega) +5.757s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 21:00:22 View
4

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways