I'm considering to purchase a powerconnect 2816 switch.
All nodes/ports will be on the same L3 subnet, however I need broadcast packets to be exchanged only within a selected group of ports, so that broadcast packets will not be forwarded to the uplink ports to a higher-tier router.
This is to allow an isolated DHCP server to be placed within that group, but not affect the upstream DHCP.
Would this configuration be possible on the 2816?