1. An adapter for passing messages in a telecommunications infrastructure from a first device to a second device, comprising: a messaging interface in communication with the first device, the messaging interface operable to receive a received message in a first messaging format from the first device; a processor coupled to the messaging interface, the processor operable to receive the received message from the messaging interface and translate the received message into a common message in a common format; and a bus interface coupled to the processor, the bus interface operable to receive the common message from the processor and transmit the common message to the second device through a bus.