In this paper, we consider the (L, 1) state-dependent reflecting random walk (RW) on the half line, which is a RW allowing jumps to the left at a maxial size L. For this model, we provide an explicit criterion for (positive) recurrence and an explicit expression for the stationary distribution. As an application, we prove the geometric tail asymptotic behavior of the stationary distribution under certain conditions. The main tool employed in the paper is the intrinsic branching structure within the (L, 1)-random walk.
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