Packet #3650983 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from heltec Juanfran portable 868 (ay8p) to Quixote_BBS_5🗼🌐 (QXT5)

3
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
93
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3650983
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe0c2ad0a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-13 20:09:09 UTC
From Node: heltec Juanfran portable 868 (ay8p)
To Node: Quixote_BBS_5🗼🌐 (QXT5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Base@zAlex (@leB)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: -132 dBm
SNR: -13.25 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:heltec Juanfran portable 868
Short Name:ay8p
Node ID:!db295918
MAC Address:EFHbKVkY
Hardware:HELTEC_V3
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:93 bytes
Gateway:!7aa6f6ec
Channel:Iberia
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !7aa6f6ec
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (93 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3676920088
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3806701876
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 93 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -132.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -13.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1752437347
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 134
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1752437349.6374104
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: Iberia
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !7aa6f6ec
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -132.0 dBm
SNR: -13.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!db295918", "long_name": "heltec Juanfran portable 868", "short_name": "ay8p", "macaddr": "EFHbKVkY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!7aa6f6ec", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3676920088, "to": 3806701876, "id": 3770854666, "rx_time": 1752437347, "rx_snr": -13.25, "rx_rssi": -132, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 134, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216462323935393138121c68656c746563204a75616e6672616e20706f727461626c65203836381a046179387022061051db295918282b4220ca6a88fa208d4b2c86b3d2219584ba55574eb92e3878ba1829e76bdbaa40e5494800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!db295918", "long_name": "heltec Juanfran portable 868", "short_name": "ay8p", "macaddr": "EFHbKVkY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "ymqI+iCNSyyGs9IhlYS6VVdOuS44eLoYKedr26pA5Uk=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (93 bytes)
0a09216462323935393138121c68656c746563204a75616e6672616e20706f727461626c65203836381a046179387022061051db295918282b4220ca6a88fa208d4b2c86b3d2219584ba55574eb92e3878ba1829e76bdbaa40e5494800
Hex Analysis:
Size:93 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
Base@zAlex (@leB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-132.0 dBm -13.25 dB 6 Iberia 2025-07-13 20:09:09 Current
Base@zAlex (@leB) -0.044s
Before 		-132.0 dBm -13.25 dB 6 Iberia 2025-07-13 20:09:09 View
Alicante OpenMesh1.1 (O1.1) +1.083s
After 		-107.0 dBm -1.50 dB 6 Iberia 2025-07-13 20:09:10 View
3

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways