Packet #3909241

Database ID:	3909241
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xf2cba878` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2025-07-16 20:04:01 UTC
From Node:	Gon Node (a9c0)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TELEMETRY_APP Port: 67

Gateway:	GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1)
Channel:	MediumSlow
RSSI:	-125 dBm
SNR:	-16.0 dBm
Hop Info:	0/3 hops Start: 3, Limit: 3

Battery:	91%
Voltage:	4.07 V
Channel Usage:	2.3%
Air Util TX:	0.2%

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:	28 bytes
Gateway:	!43b706e8
Channel:	MediumSlow
Payload Type:	TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 3

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!43b706e8` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumSlow`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (28 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3676940736` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`67` TELEMETRY_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`28` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`3` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`3` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-125.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-16.00` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1752696240` 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`	Not set	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1752696241.1685858` Unix timestamp	uint32

MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast

Privacy Features:

✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!43b706e8`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -125.0 dBm SNR: -16.00 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TELEMETRY_APP
Size:	28 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "time": 1752696239, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 91, "voltage": 4.067, "channel_utilization": 2.2833333, "air_util_tx": 0.18175, "uptime_seconds": 203785 } }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b706e8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3676940736, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4073433208, "rx_time": 1752696240, "rx_snr": -16.0, "rx_rssi": -125, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 67, "payload": "0daf0578681215085b15dd2482401d2222124025ac1c3a3e2889b80c", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1752696239, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 91, "voltage": 4.067, "channel_utilization": 2.2833333, "air_util_tx": 0.18175, "uptime_seconds": 203785 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)

0daf0578681215085b15dd2482401d2222124025ac1c3a3e2889b80c

Hex Analysis:

Size:	28 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.

Packet #3909241 Success

Packet Information

Payload Data

Decoded Data:

Device Metrics: