1. A computer-readable storage apparatus having a plurality of instructions embodied therein, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor of a standalone performance measurement system (SPMS), enables the SPMS to provide the functionality of: receiving, at a local area network adapter of the SPMS, from an external client device, a request including transaction sample data to be processed by an information appliance, wherein the SPMS is coupled to the client via the local area network adapter, and wherein the SPMS is coupled to a high speed input/output (I/O) serial bus of the information appliance; in response to receiving the request: sending the transaction sample data to the information appliance via the high-speed I/O serial bus to initiate a test of a performance of the information appliance, wherein the SPMS simulates and replaces a physical infrastructure architecture and a network usage environment of a target environment of the external client device during the testing of the information appliance, wherein the transaction sample data includes the sample data and is stored in a traffic data table (TDT) of the SPMS; in response to testing the performance of the information appliance, receiving, via the high speed I/O serial bus, response data associated with the processing of the transaction sample data by the information appliance; calculating, based on the response data, results of the performance test of the information appliance, wherein the results include a transaction quantity per second and a quantity of data processed per second; and transmitting, to the external client device via the local area network adapter, the response data and a view of the results of the performance test which meet performance needs of a client associated with the external client device.