Packet #2503231 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from SECae (EMX) to Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
42
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2503231
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9a20efbf
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-23 14:17:03 UTC
From Node: SECae (EMX)
To Node: Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -121 dBm
SNR: -4.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 64 dc64
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Vitoshko Rele (VRR)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: -7.75 dB 5.75 dB
Return Path: Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)
SNR Back: -4.5 dB 4.5 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5) Vitoshko Rele (VRR) 13.34 km -7.75 dB Origin Hops
2 Vitoshko Rele (VRR) SECae (EMX) Unknown 5.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 SECae (EMX) Vitoshko Rele (VRR) Unknown -4.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 Vitoshko Rele (VRR) Meshtastic dc64 (dc64) Unknown 4.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
13.34 km
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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:42 bytes
Gateway:!55c808a4
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
âš  Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !55c808a4
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (42 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 500343380
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4044011135
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 42 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -121.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1779546480
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel 37
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 100
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !55c808a4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -121.0 dBm
SNR: -4.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:42 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2996805976 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.75, 5.75 ], "route_back": [ 2996805976, 4134132836 ], "snr_back": [ -4.5, 4.5 ], "route_node_names": { "2996805976": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "4044011135": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "4134132836": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "500343380": "SECae (EMX)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2503231, "timestamp": 1779545823.5039725, "from_node_id": 500343380, "to_node_id": 4044011135, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!55c808a4", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "mesh_packet_id": 2585849791, "rssi": -121, "snr": -4.5, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 42, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0458a19fb2120be1ffffffffffffffff01171a0858a19fb264dc69f6220beeffffffffffffffff0112", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1779546480, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 100, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a690d54a2d21d157fb60af118252a35f8aeae9677a744dd402e73f3dfc6a21691fe169fb25462da73b23038187fc3f9bc5ff22a10e14bea01b81b10a85d87fe3f038fe8d935bfef209a3d70b9116a45000090c0480150016087ffffffffffffffff017802980164a80101120842756c67617269611a09213535633830386134", "timestamp_str": "2026-05-23 14:17:03 UTC", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "to_node_name": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "relay_hex": "64", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 4134132836, "node_name": "Meshtastic dc64", "hex_id": "!f669dc64", "short_name": "dc64", "last_byte": "64" } ], "gateway_name": "LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2503231, "from_node_id": 500343380, "to_node_id": 4044011135, "timestamp": 1779545823.5039725, "gateway_id": "!55c808a4", "raw_payload": "0a0458a19fb2120be1ffffffffffffffff01171a0858a19fb264dc69f6220beeffffffffffffffff0112", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "to_node_name": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2996805976 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.75, 5.75 ], "route_back": [ 2996805976, 4134132836 ], "snr_back": [ -4.5, 4.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 4044011135, 2996805976, 500343380 ], "node_names": [ "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "SECae (EMX)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.75, 5.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4044011135, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13336.506297179303, "from_location_timestamp": 1779503004.4720237, "to_location_timestamp": 1779526912.625885, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 500343380, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 500343380, 2996805976, 4134132836 ], "node_names": [ "SECae (EMX)", "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)" ], "snr_values": [ -4.5, 4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 500343380, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 4044011135, 2996805976, 500343380, 4134132836 ], "node_names": [ "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "SECae (EMX)", "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.75, 5.75, -4.5, 4.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4044011135, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13336.506297179303, "from_location_timestamp": 1779503004.4720237, "to_location_timestamp": 1779526912.625885, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 500343380, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 500343380, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5) → Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → SECae (EMX)", "return_path_display": "SECae (EMX) → Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5) → Vitoshko Rele (VRR) → SECae (EMX) → Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4044011135, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "Miro 5 LZ3MVM (MIR5)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -7.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13336.506297179303, "from_location_timestamp": 1779503004.4720237, "to_location_timestamp": 1779526912.625885, "from_location_age_warning": "from 11.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 500343380, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "snr": 5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 500343380, "to_node_id": 2996805976, "from_node_name": "SECae (EMX)", "to_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "snr": -4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2996805976, "to_node_id": 4134132836, "from_node_name": "Vitoshko Rele (VRR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic dc64 (dc64)", "snr": 4.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "total_forward_distance": 13336.506297179303, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 500343380, "to": 4044011135, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgRYoZ+yEgvh//////////8BFxoIWKGfsmTcafYiC+7//////////wES", "request_id": 3078147377, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2585849791, "rx_time": 1779546480, "rx_snr": -4.5, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -121, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 100, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "gateway_id": "!55c808a4" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 500343380, "to": 4044011135, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgRYoZ+yEgvh//////////8BFxoIWKGfsmTcafYiC+7//////////wES", "request_id": 3078147377, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2996805976 ], "snr_towards": [ -31, 23 ], "route_back": [ 2996805976, 4134132836 ], "snr_back": [ -18, 18 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2585849791, "rx_time": 1779546480, "rx_snr": -4.5, "hop_limit": 1, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -121, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 100, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (42 bytes)
0a0458a19fb2120be1ffffffffffffffff01171a0858a19fb264dc69f6220beeffffffffffffffff0112
Hex Analysis:
Size:42 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
LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-121.0 dBm -4.50 dB 1 64 dc64 Bulgaria 2026-05-23 14:17:03 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Vitoshko Rele (VRR) -1.940s
Before 		-91.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 54 EMX , 1ETB Bulgaria 2026-05-23 14:17:01 UTC View
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Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways