TMS320F280039C: Some questions about the FSI handshake

Part Number: TMS320F280039C


Hello,I have some questions about FSI :

Is it necessary to go through a handshake procedure before the master and slave devices communicate officially? 

Is it possible to have master-slave communication directly without going through the handshake procedure?

Or can communication between the master and slave be achieved by sending only flush frames without sending Ping frames?

Thanks.