Large language models for DAMA-aligned data management in telecommunication systems: a review of OSS/BSS and 5G/6G applications
摘要
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly explored to support telecom data management across OSS/BSS operations, network automation, and telemetry-driven analytics. This systematic review examines how LLMs are applied to implement and enhance DAMA-DMBOK knowledge areas in telecommunication systems. Following a PRISMA 2020 process, we searched 10 academic and industry/standards sources (2021–January 2026) and screened 1,062 records, resulting in 11 peer-reviewed studies (2023–2025). We map each study to DAMA domains and characterize the LLM mechanism and evaluation setting. Our findings show that studies mostly concentrated on Data Integration & Interoperability (55%) and Metadata Management (36%), with limited coverage of Data Governance (27%), Data Quality (18%), Data Security (9%), Data Architecture (18%), and Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence (18%). Data Modeling & Design and Data Storage & Operations remain unexplored in the included evidence base. Retrieval-augmented generation is the most common mechanism (45%), followed by agentic/tool-using systems (36%) and fine-tuning (18%); only 27% of studies report latency despite carrier-grade operational constraints. Most evaluations are non-production (82%), limiting generalizability and leaving multi-vendor interoperability and compliance enforcement weakly evidenced. We synthesize cross-cutting patterns and outline research directions, including telecom-aligned benchmarks, standards-driven evaluation, and longitudinal production-scale studies to close the gap between promising prototypes and operator-grade deployment.