The application of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems in the telecommunication domain presents unique challenges, primarily due to the complex nature of telecom standard documents and the rapid evolution of the field. The paper introduces and open-sources Telco-RAG, a customized RAG framework designed to handle the specific needs of telecommunications standards, particularly 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) documents. Telco-RAG addresses the critical challenges of implementing a RAG pipeline on highly technical content, paving the way for applying LLMs in telecommunications and offering guidelines for RAG implementation in other technical domains.

翻译：大语言模型（LLMs）与检索增强生成（RAG）系统在电信领域的应用面临独特挑战，这主要源于电信标准文档的复杂特性以及该领域的快速演进。本文提出并开源了Telco-RAG框架——这一定制化RAG框架专为处理电信标准（特别是第三代合作伙伴计划（3GPP）文档）的特殊需求而设计。Telco-RAG解决了在高技术内容上实现RAG流水线的关键难题，为LLMs在电信领域的应用铺平道路，同时为其他技术领域的RAG实现提供指导规范。