diff --git a/src/common/Constants.py b/src/common/Constants.py
index 964d904da704324d6def548103675e815743d818..ffdfbc4e03adaa272ce5b841ea44923409df5cbe 100644
--- a/src/common/Constants.py
+++ b/src/common/Constants.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = logging.WARNING
 
 # Default gRPC server settings
 DEFAULT_GRPC_BIND_ADDRESS = '0.0.0.0'
-DEFAULT_GRPC_MAX_WORKERS  = 10
+DEFAULT_GRPC_MAX_WORKERS  = 200
 DEFAULT_GRPC_GRACE_PERIOD = 60
 
 # Default HTTP server settings
diff --git a/src/common/tools/object_factory/Service.py b/src/common/tools/object_factory/Service.py
index 62f3dcbda148f1c624265ae7d76b0c17f5d36959..829c2f66751c8f578161620f569e87edebb9ce41 100644
--- a/src/common/tools/object_factory/Service.py
+++ b/src/common/tools/object_factory/Service.py
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ def json_service(
         'service_config'      : {'config_rules': copy.deepcopy(config_rules)},
     }
 
+def json_service_l2nm_planned(
+        service_uuid : str, endpoint_ids : List[Dict] = [], constraints : List[Dict] = [],
+        config_rules : List[Dict] = [], context_uuid : str = DEFAULT_CONTEXT_UUID
+    ):
+
+    return json_service(
+        service_uuid, ServiceTypeEnum.SERVICETYPE_L2NM, context_id=json_context_id(context_uuid),
+        status=ServiceStatusEnum.SERVICESTATUS_PLANNED, endpoint_ids=endpoint_ids, constraints=constraints,
+        config_rules=config_rules)
+
 def json_service_l3nm_planned(
         service_uuid : str, endpoint_ids : List[Dict] = [], constraints : List[Dict] = [],
         config_rules : List[Dict] = [], context_uuid : str = DEFAULT_CONTEXT_UUID