Methods and apparatus for sealed communication interfaces

A method comprising:

• transmitting a signal from a transmitter of a first device through a translucent portion of a sealing gasket, wherein the sealing gasket defines a substantially environmentally-isolated zone proximate the translucent portion;
• detecting, at a detector of the first device, a reflected signal of the signal transmitted from the first device, the reflected signal reflected from a second device on an opposite side of the translucent portion from the first device;
• and
• enabling communication between the first and second devices across the translucent portion based on the detection using the transmitter and the detector.

An apparatus comprising:

• a module comprising a first endpoint of a communication interface;
• a utility meter comprising a second endpoint of the communication interface;
• and
• a sealing interface between the first and second communication endpoints, the sealing interface defining a substantially environmentally-isolated zone at the communication interface and comprising a translucent portion, wherein the module is to transmit a signal from the first endpoint and detection, at the first endpoint, of a corresponding reflected signal from a surface of the utility meter is to enable communication between the first and second endpoints across the translucent portion.