diff --git a/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogLevel.java b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogLevel.java
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+++ b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogLevel.java
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+package ch.ntb.mcdp.utils.logger;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+public class LogLevel extends Level {
+
+	public static final Level DEBUG = new LogLevel("DEBUG", 750);
+
+	protected LogLevel(String name, int value) {
+		super(name, value);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogUtil.java b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogUtil.java
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+++ b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/LogUtil.java
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+package ch.ntb.mcdp.utils.logger;
+
+public class LogUtil {
+
+	public static McdpLogger ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi, ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi_test;
+
+	static {
+		// set all loglevels here
+		ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi = McdpLogger.getLogger("ch.ntb.mcdp.bdi");
+		ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi.setLevel(LogLevel.ALL);
+
+		ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi_test = McdpLogger.getLogger("ch.ntb.mcdp.bdi.test");
+		ch_ntb_mcdp_bdi_test.setLevel(LogLevel.ALL);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/McdpLogger.java b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/McdpLogger.java
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+++ b/mcdp/src/ch/ntb/mcdp/utils/logger/McdpLogger.java
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+package ch.ntb.mcdp.utils.logger;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.logging.LogManager;
+
+public class McdpLogger extends Logger {
+
+	protected McdpLogger(String name, String resourceBundleName) {
+		super(name, resourceBundleName);
+	}
+
+	public void debug(String msg) {
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg);
+	}
+
+	public static synchronized McdpLogger getLogger(String name) {
+		LogManager manager = LogManager.getLogManager();
+		McdpLogger result = (McdpLogger) manager.getLogger(name);
+		if (result == null) {
+			result = new McdpLogger(name, null);
+			manager.addLogger(result);
+			result = (McdpLogger) manager.getLogger(name);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+}