An apparatus, comprising: a linear transversal equalizer for transforming an input signal into an equalized signal, said linear transversal equalizer configured to: tap the input signal to obtain a plurality of delayed taps; weight each tap of said plurality of taps by a respective weight of a plurality of weights to form a respective weighted tap; and combine the weighted taps to form the equalized signal; and an alignment measure module for aligning a span of said plurality of delayed taps with a temporal spread of the input signal, said alignment measure module configured to: multiply a plurality of first values, each being an absolute value of a respective low-pass-filtered weight from said plurality of weights, with a corresponding plurality of second values, each being a value of a predefined function, to form a plurality of alignment products; combine said alignment products to form an alignment measure, wherein: the predefined function has a zero at N/2, where N is a total number of taps in said plurality of delayed taps; the apparatus is configured to adjust the span of said plurality of delayed taps in a direction indicated by a sign of the alignment measure and by an amount indicated by a magnitude of the alignment measure. a linear transversal equalizer for transforming an input signal into an equalized signal, said linear transversal equalizer configured to: tap the input signal to obtain a plurality of delayed taps; weight each tap of said plurality of taps by a respective weight of a plurality of weights to form a respective weighted tap; and combine the weighted taps to form the equalized signal; and tap the input signal to obtain a plurality of delayed taps; weight each tap of said plurality of taps by a respective weight of a plurality of weights to form a respective weighted tap; and combine the weighted taps to form the equalized signal; and an alignment measure module for aligning a span of said plurality of delayed taps with a temporal spread of the input signal, said alignment measure module configured to: multiply a plurality of first values, each being an absolute value of a respective low-pass-filtered weight from said plurality of weights, with a corresponding plurality of second values, each being a value of a predefined function, to form a plurality of alignment products; combine said alignment products to form an alignment measure, wherein: the predefined function has a zero at N/2, where N is a total number of taps in said plurality of delayed taps; the apparatus is configured to adjust the span of said plurality of delayed taps in a direction indicated by a sign of the alignment measure and by an amount indicated by a magnitude of the alignment measure. multiply a plurality of first values, each being an absolute value of a respective low-pass-filtered weight from said plurality of weights, with a corresponding plurality of second values, each being a value of a predefined function, to form a plurality of alignment products; combine said alignment products to form an alignment measure, wherein: the predefined function has a zero at N/2, where N is a total number of taps in said plurality of delayed taps; the apparatus is configured to adjust the span of said plurality of delayed taps in a direction indicated by a sign of the alignment measure and by an amount indicated by a magnitude of the alignment measure. the predefined function has a zero at N/2, where N is a total number of taps in said plurality of delayed taps; the apparatus is configured to adjust the span of said plurality of delayed taps in a direction indicated by a sign of the alignment measure and by an amount indicated by a magnitude of the alignment measure.