function load_cluster_topology() {
  CLUSTER_TOPOLOGY_CONFIG_FILE="${1}"

  if [[ ! -f "${CLUSTER_TOPOLOGY_CONFIG_FILE}" ]]; then
    log 'cluster topology configuration file is not specified'
    exit 1
  fi

  export CLUSTER_NAMES
  export CLUSTER_POD_SUBNETS
  export CLUSTER_SVC_SUBNETS
  export CLUSTER_NETWORK_ID