1. A telecommunications network that comprises: bearer channels and data channels; a first telecommunications system having first signals with a first protocol; a second telecommunications system having second signals with a second protocol; an input/output means for receiving and transmitting said first and said second signals associated with a call from and to a data channel; an originating protocol adapter for converting said signals having a first protocol into signals having a base protocol; an originating call control state machine in communication with said originating protocol adapter; a universal call model state machine in communication with said originating call control state machine; a terminating call control state machine in communication with said universal call model state machine; and a terminating protocol adapter for converting said signals having said base protocol into signals having said second protocol.