diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/Component.java b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/Component.java
index a306fd38..2c720b9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/Component.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/Component.java
@@ -161,9 +161,11 @@ protected Component(int            componentID,
         this.componentID = componentID;
         this.parentStream = mediaStream;
 
+        Logger agentLogger = mediaStream.getParentAgent().getLogger();
+
         try
         {
-            componentSocket = new ComponentSocket(this);
+            componentSocket = new ComponentSocket(this, agentLogger);
             socket = new MultiplexingDatagramSocket(componentSocket);
             socketWrapper = new IceUdpSocketWrapper(socket);
         }
@@ -172,8 +174,7 @@ protected Component(int            componentID,
             throw new RuntimeException(se);
         }
 
-        logger
-            = new Logger(classLogger, mediaStream.getParentAgent().getLogger());
+        logger = new Logger(classLogger, agentLogger);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/ComponentSocket.java b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/ComponentSocket.java
index bffde11c..ae4c85f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/ComponentSocket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/ice/ComponentSocket.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.net.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
-import java.util.logging.*;
+import org.ice4j.util.*; //Disambiguation
 
 /**
  * Extends {@link MergingDatagramSocket} with functionality specific to
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ public class ComponentSocket
      * The {@link Logger} used by the {@link MergingDatagramSocket} class and
      * its instances for logging output.
      */
-    private static final Logger logger
-        = Logger.getLogger(MergingDatagramSocket.class.getName());
+    private static final java.util.logging.Logger classLogger
+        = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger
+                (MergingDatagramSocket.class.getName());
 
     /**
      * Controls access to {@link #authorizedAddresses}.
@@ -65,15 +66,22 @@ public class ComponentSocket
      */
     private boolean initializedActive = false;
 
+    /**
+     * The {@link Logger} used by {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instances.
+     */
+    private final Logger logger;
 
     /**
      * Initializes a new {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instance.
      * @throws SocketException
      */
-    ComponentSocket(Component component)
+    ComponentSocket(Component component, Logger levelDelegate)
         throws SocketException
     {
+        super(levelDelegate);
+
         this.component = component;
+        this.logger = new Logger(classLogger, levelDelegate);
         component.getParentStream().addPairChangeListener(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/socket/MergingDatagramSocket.java b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/socket/MergingDatagramSocket.java
index 098289ab..1027ae15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ice4j/socket/MergingDatagramSocket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ice4j/socket/MergingDatagramSocket.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 import java.util.logging.*;
+import org.ice4j.util.Logger; //Disambiguation
 
 /**
  * A {@link DatagramSocket} implementation which merges a set of sockets.
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ public class MergingDatagramSocket
      * The {@link Logger} used by the {@link MergingDatagramSocket} class and
      * its instances for logging output.
      */
-    private static final Logger logger
-        = Logger.getLogger(MergingDatagramSocket.class.getName());
+    private static final java.util.logging.Logger classLogger
+        = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(
+                MergingDatagramSocket.class.getName());
 
     /**
      * Used to control access to {@link #socketContainers}.
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ public class MergingDatagramSocket
      */
     private int numDiscardedPackets = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * The {@link Logger} used by {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instances.
+     */
+    private final Logger logger;
 
     /**
      * Initializes a new {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instance.
@@ -99,7 +105,21 @@ public class MergingDatagramSocket
      */
     public MergingDatagramSocket()
             throws SocketException
-    {}
+    {
+        this(null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes a new {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instance.
+     * @param levelDelegate the {@link Logger} instance which dictates the
+     * logging level for the new {@link MergingDatagramSocket} instance.
+     * @throws SocketException
+     */
+    public MergingDatagramSocket(Logger levelDelegate)
+            throws SocketException
+    {
+        logger = new Logger(classLogger, levelDelegate);
+    }
 
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}