Systems and methods include provisioning a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network; decomposing the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources; provisioning one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice; and assigning one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices.