A system having a diagnostic measurement system (DMS) and method include a multi-protocol application test identifying components corresponding to protocols mixed within the multi-protocol application test, executing the protocols to collect measurements of the components, combining the measurements of the components to generate measurements corresponding to the multi-protocol application test, and outputting the measurements of the multi-protocol application test to the DMS, wherein the multi-protocol application test defers outputting the measurements of the components to the DMS as the measurements are collected from each protocol.