Exhibit 10-u

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

This SEPARATION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2001 (the "Signature Date"), is made and entered into between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation ("ADC"), and Lynn J. Davis, an individual resident of the state of Minnesota ("Davis").

BACKGROUND.    Davis
currently is employed by ADC as its President and Chief Operating Officer; and has announced to ADC that he intends to resign from his employment with ADC
on November 1, 2001. Davis acknowledges that ADC operates in a highly competitive industry and that the company will enhance its opportunities to succeed by establishing certain rights and
obligations designed to protect ADC's interests following his separation from the company. ADC is willing to provide the consideration set forth in this Agreement in exchange for the performance by
Davis of his undertakings and obligations under this Agreement.

NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations incurred and benefits obtained hereunder, the sufficiency of which are acknowledged, ADC and Davis agree as follows:

1.Resignation.Davis hereby resigns from his employment as President and Chief Operating Officer of ADC
effective November 1, 2001 ("Effective Date"). Davis also hereby resigns from all those positions he holds as an officer, director or other capacity of any affiliate of ADC (collectively, the
"ADC Affiliates") as of the Effective Date. Upon Davis' resignation, ADC will have no further financial obligation to Davis, except as expressly described in this Agreement or as otherwise provided
upon termination of employment under the terms of any ADC deferred compensation, pension or employee welfare benefit plan in which Davis is currently a vested participant.

2.Compensation and Benefits.In consideration of the undertakings and covenants on the part of Davis as set
forth in this Agreement, and on condition of Davis' continuing performance of those undertakings and covenants, ADC agrees to provide the following compensation and benefits:



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3.Confidential Information/Intellectual Property.As a condition precedent to ADC performing its obligations
hereunder, Davis shall execute and deliver to ADC the Employee Confidentiality, Invention, Copyright and Trade Secret Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Employee Invention
Agreement") on or prior to the Effective Date.

4.Surrender of Records and Property.On or prior to the Effective Date, Davis shall deliver promptly to ADC his
ADC facilities access card, SecurID Net Access card, and all records, manuals, books, blank forms, documents, letters, memoranda, notes, notebooks, reports, computers, computer disks, computer
software, computer programs (including source code, object code, on-line files, documentation, testing materials and plans and reports), designs, drawings, formulae, data, tables or
calculations or copies thereof, which are the property of ADC or any ADC Affiliate or which relate in any way to the business, products, practices or techniques of ADC or any ADC Affiliate, and all
other property, trade secrets and confidential information of ADC or any ADC Affiliate, including, but not limited to, all tangible, written, graphical, machine readable and other materials (including
all copies) which in whole or in part contain any trade secrets or confidential information of ADC or any ADC Affiliate which in any of these cases are in Davis' possession or under his control.

5.Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation and Nondisparagement.In consideration of the financial and other benefits to
be provided by ADC, and as a condition of ADC's obligations hereunder, Davis agrees as follows:



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6.Consideration and Remedy for Breach.



7.Release of Claims.



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8.Miscellaneous.



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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph.

| |  | ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.  
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| |  | By                            
| |  | Name:                         
| |  | Title:                        
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| |  | Davis                         
| |  | /s/ Lynn J. DavisLynn J. Davis

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