Packet #2310468 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from LZ2PAJ (Nik) to Veliko Tarnovo GW (VTGW)

10
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
18
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2310468
Mesh Packet ID: 0x62c4a808
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC
From Node: LZ2PAJ (Nik)
To Node: Veliko Tarnovo GW (VTGW)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: gw sof (ab40)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -83 dBm
SNR: 11.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 38 KILO
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: 18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)
Hop Count: 0 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -7.25 dB
Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 LZ2PAJ (Nik) BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO) Unknown -7.25 dB Origin Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:18 bytes
Gateway:!9e9fab40
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
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Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9fab40
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (18 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2794857604
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770298484
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 18 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 -83.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 11.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773188450
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 Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 56
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773188450.9755876
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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ 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: !9e9fab40
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -83.0 dBm
SNR: 11.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2997308472 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2997308472": "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "1770298484": "Veliko Tarnovo GW (VTGW)", "2794857604": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 2310468, "timestamp": 1773188450.9755876, "from_node_id": 2794857604, "to_node_id": 1770298484, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9fab40", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "mesh_packet_id": 1657055240, "rssi": -83, "snr": 11.25, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "payload_length": 18, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a04384ca7b2120ae3ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773188450, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC", "hop_count": 0, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "to_node_name": "Veliko Tarnovo GW (VTGW)", "relay_hex": "38", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 2997308472, "node_name": "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠", "hex_id": "!b2a74c38", "short_name": "KILO", "last_byte": "38" } ], "gateway_name": "gw sof (ab40)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2661264192, "latitude": 42.6590208, "longitude": 23.2767488, "altitude": 645, "timestamp": 1775313148.0493553, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-04 14:32:28", "display_name": "gw sof", "long_name": "gw sof", "short_name": "ab40", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 2310468, "from_node_id": 2794857604, "to_node_id": 1770298484, "timestamp": 1773188450.9755876, "gateway_id": "!9e9fab40", "raw_payload": "0a04384ca7b2120ae3ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "from_node_name": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "to_node_name": "!69849c74", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2997308472 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2794857604, 2997308472 ], "node_names": [ "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2794857604, "to_node_id": 2997308472, "from_node_name": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "to_node_name": "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "snr": -7.25, "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": 1 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2794857604, 2997308472 ], "node_names": [ "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2794857604, "to_node_id": 2997308472, "from_node_name": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "to_node_name": "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "snr": -7.25, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 1 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "LZ2PAJ (Nik) → BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "LZ2PAJ (Nik) → BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2794857604, "to_node_id": 2997308472, "from_node_name": "LZ2PAJ (Nik)", "to_node_name": "BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO)", "snr": -7.25, "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": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fab40", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2794857604, "to": 1770298484, "id": 1657055240, "rx_time": 1773188450, "rx_snr": 11.25, "rx_rssi": -83, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a04384ca7b2120ae3ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2997308472 ], "snr_towards": [ -29 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (18 bytes)
0a04384ca7b2120ae3ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:18 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
gw sof (ab40) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-83.0 dBm 11.25 dB 0 38 KILO Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC Current
Bin Cho (BCGW) -0.557s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 3.75 dB 0 84 Nik , e784 Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) -0.541s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -4.50 dB 0 84 Nik Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
Vitoshko Rele (VRR) -0.532s
Before 		-71.0 dBm -1.25 dB 0 84 Nik , e784 Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
BSRI72 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏠 (KILO) -0.521s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -7.25 dB 0 84 Nik , e784 Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN) -0.306s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -8.50 dB 0 84 Nik , e784 , 🟢 Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN) -0.265s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -8.50 dB 0 84 Nik , e784 , 🟢 Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
Meshtastic 8a94 (8a94) -0.220s
Before 		-70.0 dBm 11.25 dB 0 84 Nik Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
LZ3WWW-MD-SF (🦄) -0.157s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -7.50 dB 0 84 Nik Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:50 UTC View
Boyan Yurukov (yrkv) +0.171s
After 		-100.0 dBm 7.75 dB 0 58 VRR Bulgaria 2026-03-11 00:20:51 UTC View
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Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways