-// Creates a new log category and makes it the default
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(simu, "Simulation messages");
+// Creates log categories
+XBT_LOG_NEW_CATEGORY(simu, "Simulation messages");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_SUBCATEGORY(main, simu, "Messages from global infrastructure");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_SUBCATEGORY(depl, main, "Messages from auto deployment");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_SUBCATEGORY(comm, simu, "Messages from asynchronous pipes");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_SUBCATEGORY(proc, simu, "Messages from base process class");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_SUBCATEGORY(loba, simu, "Messages from load-balancer");
+
+XBT_LOG_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(main);