Lte subscriber identity correlation service

A subscriber correlation identification correlation service device, comprising:

• a request dispatcher that sends and receives messages that relate to an application function, wherein the messages include information related to a subscriber of the application function;
• a command handler that processes the received messages according to the type of message;
• a subscriber identification information decompressor that extracts subscriber identification information from the received messages;
• a subscriber identity resolver that determines if extracted subscriber identification information correlates to an existing correlation object;
• and
• a correlation object generator that generates a new correlation object when extracted subscriber identification information does not correlate to an existing correlation object.