1. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising: a first local controller associated with an HVAC component, said HVAC component in communication with at least one other HVAC component via a data bus, said first local controller configured to: publish a first message to said data bus; detect a collision between said first message and a second message published to said data bus; and republish said first message, after a delay unique to said first local controller, in the event that said first message collides with a second message published to said data bus by a second local controller and a bit error results as a result of said collision wherein said delay is derived from a device designator of said local controller and is determined by multiplying a base delay time by a factor based on a subset of bits of said device designator.