A method of determining the delay between two corresponding noise-like
signals comprises determining events at which the level of a first of the
signal crosses a predetermined threshold, using each event to sample a
second signal, combining the samples to produce an output value and
determining the delay from the output value. Preferably, each sample is
weighted according to one or more characteristics of the event used to
define the sample. The magnitude of the output value could be an
indication of the delay, or there could be several output values each for
a respective differently-delayed version of the second signal, in which
case these could be evaluated to select which corresponds to the actual
delay.