1. A method of restoring a session store database system that is accessible to one or more network components in a high-speed telecommunication system, the method comprising: determining in a processor of a server computing device a recovery time interval for the session store database system so that ninety percent of sessions start and finish within the recovery time interval; periodically reviewing database records to identify a database record that has not been updated within a most recent recovery time interval; adding the identified database record to a journaling log; updating the identified database record to include information identifying a time interval indicating when the database record was last added to the journaling log; and using the journaling log to restore the session store database system.