Method for determining a time of a flank in a signal , wherein the method comprises the following steps: - Reading the signal and a master clock rate for operating a digital evaluation unit for evaluating the time of the flank ; - Forming a data word representing the signal using a deserializer of a SERDES cell , wherein the data word has a plurality of bits, and wherein a sampling clock rate is also applied to the SERDES cell for sampling the signal , which sampling clock rate is higher than the master clock rate , wherein one flank or two flanks of the sampling clock rate are used for sampling the signal ; and - Determining the time of the flank in the signal using the data word and the master clock rate in the digital evaluation unit , characterized in that, in the step of forming a second data word representing the signal , this second data word is formed using a second deserializer of a second SERDES cell , which second data word has a plurality of bits, wherein a second sampling clock rate shifted by a predetermined phase angle in relation to the sampling clock rate , which sampling clock rate is higher than the master clock rate , is applied to the second SERDES cell for sampling the signal , wherein a second master clock rate shifted by a predetermined phase angle in relation to the master clock rate is applied to the second SERDES cell , and wherein, in the step of determining, the time is furthermore determined using the second data word and, in the step of determining, the values of the data word and of the second data word are combined alternately into values of an overall word , wherein the time is furthermore determined using the overall word . - Reading the signal and a master clock rate for operating a digital evaluation unit for evaluating the time of the flank ; - Forming a data word representing the signal using a deserializer of a SERDES cell , wherein the data word has a plurality of bits, and wherein a sampling clock rate is also applied to the SERDES cell for sampling the signal , which sampling clock rate is higher than the master clock rate , wherein one flank or two flanks of the sampling clock rate are used for sampling the signal ; and - Determining the time of the flank in the signal using the data word and the master clock rate in the digital evaluation unit , characterized in that, in the step of forming a second data word representing the signal , this second data word is formed using a second deserializer of a second SERDES cell , which second data word has a plurality of bits, wherein a second sampling clock rate shifted by a predetermined phase angle in relation to the sampling clock rate , which sampling clock rate is higher than the master clock rate , is applied to the second SERDES cell for sampling the signal , wherein a second master clock rate shifted by a predetermined phase angle in relation to the master clock rate is applied to the second SERDES cell , and wherein, in the step of determining, the time is furthermore determined using the second data word and, in the step of determining, the values of the data word and of the second data word are combined alternately into values of an overall word , wherein the time is furthermore determined using the overall word . <EOS>