Packet #2508117 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9) to BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
24
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2508117
Mesh Packet ID: 0x88787cd1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-24 01:05:27 UTC
From Node: BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)
To Node: BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)
Channel: Silistra
RSSI: -31 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 81 BRT5
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: 24 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB 13.0 dB
Return Path: BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5) → BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)
SNR Back: 6.5 dB 12.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA) BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) Unknown 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9) Unknown 13.0 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9) BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5) Unknown 6.5 dB Return Start Hops
2 BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5) BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) Unknown 12.25 dB Return End Hops
Combined Traceroute Graph
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Nodes
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Connections
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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:24 bytes
Gateway:!b2a77b90
Channel:Silistra
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:0 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a77b90
Node ID format
channel_id Silistra
packet MeshPacket (24 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2646280654
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1560371969
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 24 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 -31.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1779584726
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 41
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 129
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: Silistra
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a77b90
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -31.0 dBm
SNR: 12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:24 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2997320592 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 13.0 ], "route_back": [ 3652088449, 2997320592 ], "snr_back": [ 6.5, 12.25 ], "route_node_names": { "2997320592": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "3652088449": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "2646280654": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "1560371969": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2508117, "timestamp": 1779584727.206448, "from_node_id": 2646280654, "to_node_id": 1560371969, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!b2a77b90", "channel_id": "Silistra", "mesh_packet_id": 2289597649, "rssi": -31, "snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 24, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04907ba7b2120200341a088172aed9907ba7b222021a31", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1779584726, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 129, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a580dce09bb9d150163015d18292a23d0803649b00f9885082fc25a015c20c419aeddfd3c0de3679f9da859cd638b1003dc0635d17c78883dd64e126a45000044414802500160e1ffffffffffffffff01780298018101a80101120853696c69737472611a09216232613737623930", "timestamp_str": "2026-05-24 01:05:27 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "to_node_name": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "relay_hex": "81", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 3652088449, "node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞", "hex_id": "!d9ae7281", "short_name": "BRT5", "last_byte": "81" } ], "gateway_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2508117, "from_node_id": 2646280654, "to_node_id": 1560371969, "timestamp": 1779584727.206448, "gateway_id": "!b2a77b90", "raw_payload": "0a04907ba7b2120200341a088172aed9907ba7b222021a31", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "to_node_name": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2997320592 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, 13.0 ], "route_back": [ 3652088449, 2997320592 ], "snr_back": [ 6.5, 12.25 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1560371969, 2997320592, 2646280654 ], "node_names": [ "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 13.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1560371969, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 0.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997320592, "to_node_id": 2646280654, "from_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "to_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "snr": 13.0, "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": [ 2646280654, 3652088449, 2997320592 ], "node_names": [ "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.5, 12.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2646280654, "to_node_id": 3652088449, "from_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "to_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 3652088449, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 12.25, "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": [ 1560371969, 2997320592, 2646280654, 3652088449 ], "node_names": [ "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, 13.0, 6.5, 12.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1560371969, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 0.0, "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": 2, "from_node_id": 2997320592, "to_node_id": 2646280654, "from_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "to_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "snr": 13.0, "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": 2646280654, "to_node_id": 3652088449, "from_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "to_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 3652088449, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 12.25, "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": true, "forward_path_display": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA) → BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) → BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "return_path_display": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9) → BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5) → BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "actual_rf_path_display": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA) → BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) → BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9) → BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1560371969, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC MM 🖥️🇧🇬 (BRMA)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 0.0, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997320592, "to_node_id": 2646280654, "from_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "to_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "snr": 13.0, "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": 2646280654, "to_node_id": 3652088449, "from_node_name": "BRC9 SC 🇧🇬📡🌞 (BRC9)", "to_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "snr": 6.5, "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": 3652088449, "to_node_id": 2997320592, "from_node_name": "BRC65 T3 🇧🇬🌞 (BRT5)", "to_node_name": "BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1)", "snr": 12.25, "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": 0, "total_return_distance": 0 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2646280654, "to": 1560371969, "channel": 41, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgSQe6eyEgIANBoIgXKu2ZB7p7IiAhox", "request_id": 3820224176, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2289597649, "rx_time": 1779584726, "rx_snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 129, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "Silistra", "gateway_id": "!b2a77b90" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2646280654, "to": 1560371969, "channel": 41, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "CgSQe6eyEgIANBoIgXKu2ZB7p7IiAhox", "request_id": 3820224176, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2997320592 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, 52 ], "route_back": [ 3652088449, 2997320592 ], "snr_back": [ 26, 49 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2289597649, "rx_time": 1779584726, "rx_snr": 12.25, "hop_limit": 2, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -31, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 129, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (24 bytes)
0a04907ba7b2120200341a088172aed9907ba7b222021a31
Hex Analysis:
Size:24 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
BRC81 V4 GW 🇧🇬 (BRG1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-31.0 dBm 12.25 dB 0 81 BRT5 Silistra 2026-05-24 01:05:27 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways