First N Packet Poisson Arrival Times

poisson-packet.js

function firstNPacketPoissonArrivals(n, rate, t) {
  n--;
  t = t || 0;
  var u, x;
  var lambda = rate;
  u = Math.random(); // random value between [0, 1]
  x = (-1/lambda)*Math.log(1-u);
  t = t + x;
  console.log('Arrival of packet at time: ' + t);
  if (n > 0) {
    firstNPacketPoissonArrivals(n, rate, t);
  }
}

firstNPacketPoissonArrivals(10, 3);