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For this alternating arrival and service queue, set $\theta =\lambda (\mu +\beta )/[\mu (\lambda +\alpha )]$. Direct multiplication gives $(\theta ,\lambda /\mu )B=\theta (\theta ,\lambda /\mu )$, so the initial row is a left eigenvector and $({\pi }_{iC},{\pi }_{iW})={\theta }^{i-1}({\pi }_{1C},{\pi }_{1W})$. ConsequentlyThese nonnegative probabilities can be normalized exactly when $\theta <1$, equivalently $\mu \alpha >\lambda \beta$. Summing the geometric series givesWhen $\theta \ge 1$ no positive multiple of the invariant sequence is summable, so no stationary distribution exists. This rules out positive recurrence; absence of a stationary probability alone should not be used to distinguish null recurrence from transience.