Packet #174963 Success

POSITION_APP packet from BruchmaLink-1 🇧🇬 (BRC1) to BRC7 Pocket 🇧🇬 (BRC7)

4
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
17
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 174963
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4c679fd2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-10 18:04:47 UTC
From Node: BruchmaLink-1 🇧🇬 (BRC1)
To Node: BRC7 Pocket 🇧🇬 (BRC7)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: BRC2 T114 🇧🇬📡 (BRC2)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -77 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 17 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:44.021140°
Longitude:27.324419°
Altitude:82 m
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:17 bytes
Gateway:!54c5a664
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:POSITION_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 !54c5a664
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (17 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2956761300
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1012071894
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 17 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 -77.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 13.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757516545
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 214
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 212
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757516687.773797
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: !54c5a664
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -77.0 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:17 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 44.0211399, "longitude": 27.3244189, "altitude": 82, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!54c5a664", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2956761300, "to": 1012071894, "id": 1281859538, "rx_time": 1757516545, "rx_snr": 13.25, "rx_rssi": -77, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 214, "relay_node": 212, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0dc7173d1a151d6049101852250193c168", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 440211399, "longitude_i": 273244189, "altitude": 82, "time": 1757516545, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (17 bytes)
0dc7173d1a151d6049101852250193c168
Hex Analysis:
Size:17 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
BRC2 T114 🇧🇬📡 (BRC2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-77.0 dBm 13.25 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 18:04:47 Current
BruchmaLink-1 🇧🇬 (BRC1) -142.186s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 18:02:25 View
BruchmaLink-1 🇧🇬 (BRC1) -142.123s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 18:02:25 View
BRC2 T114 🇧🇬📡 (BRC2) -0.062s
Before 		-77.0 dBm 13.25 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-10 18:04:47 View
4

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways