# Artificial Intelligence in 3GPP 5G-Advanced: A Survey

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05092 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2305.05092/

## Key facts

- Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 12 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 8 May 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [5G New Radio: Unveiling the Essentials of the Next Generation Wireless Access Technology](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1806.06898/) (2018)
- [5G-Advanced Towards 6G: Past, Present, and Future](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.07456/) (2023)

## Built on by (most cited first, 8 of 8)

- [Causal Reasoning: Charting a Revolutionary Course for Next-Generation AI-Native Wireless Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.13223/) (2023)
- [Fault Detection in Telecom Networks using Bi-level Federated Graph Neural Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.14469/) (2023)
- [Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Power Control in Wireless Networks via Adaptive Graphs](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.15858/) (2023)
- [Graph Reinforcement Learning for QoS-Aware Load Balancing in Open Radio Access Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2504.19499/) (2025)
- [AI/ML Life Cycle Management for Interoperable AI Native RAN](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2507.18538/) (2025)
- [Data-Driven Radio Environment Map Estimation Using Graph Neural Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.07713/) (2024)
- [Autoencoder-Based Domain Learning for Semantic Communication with Conceptual Spaces](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.16569/) (2024)
- [TelcoAI: Advancing 3GPP Technical Specification Search through Agentic Multi-Modal Retrieval-Augmented Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2601.16984/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Industries worldwide are being transformed by artificial intelligence (AI), and the telecom industry is no different. Standardization is critical for industry alignment to achieve widespread adoption of AI in telecom. The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) Release 18 is the first release of 5G-Advanced, which includes a diverse set of study and work items dedicated to AI. This article provides a holistic overview of the state of the art in the 3GPP work on AI in 5G-Advanced, by presenting the various 3GPP Release-18 activities on AI as an organic whole, explaining in detail the design aspects, and sharing various design rationales influencing standardization.