ISO 17987-1:2016 gives an overview of the structure and the partitioning of ISO 17987 (all parts). In addition, it outlines the use case where the ISO 17987 (all parts) will be used. The terminology defined in ISO 17987-1:2016 is common for all LIN communication systems and is used throughout ISO 17987 (all parts).
It has been established in order to define the use cases for LIN.